Dopamine in nucleus accumbens: salience modulation in latent inhibition and overshadowing

Latent inhibition (LI) is demonstrated when non-reinforced pre-exposure to a to-be-conditioned stimulus retards later learning. Learning is similarly retarded in overshadowing, in this case using the relative intensity of competing cues to manipulate associability. Electrolytic/excitotoxic lesions t...

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Main Authors: Nelson, Andrew J.D., Thur, Karen E., Marsden, C.A., Cassaday, Helen J.
Format: Article
Published: Sage 2012
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3210/