A Window on the Study of Aversive Instrumental Learning: Strains, Performance, Neuroendocrine and Immunologic Systems

A Window on the Study of Aversive Instrumental Learning: Strains, Performance, Neuroendocrine and Immunologic Systems

The avoidance response is present in pathological anxiety and interferes with normal daily functions. The aim of this article is to shed light on performance markers of active avoidance (AA) using two different rat strains, Sprague-Dawley (SD) and Wistar. Specifically, good and poor performers were...

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Main Authors: Caroline Cruz Oliveira, Flavia Venetucci Gouveia, Marina Correia Castro, Mayra Akemi Kuroki, Lennon Cardoso Tosati Santos, Erich Talamoni Fonoff, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Jose Pinhata Otoch, Raquel Chacon Ruiz Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Anxiety
Corticosterone
avoidance
elevated plus-maze
Immunologic system
aversive instrumental learning
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00162/full

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