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Relative temporal representations in Pavlovian conditioning.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19945515     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The transfer of relative temporal representations was assessed in a series of three experiments. In each experiment, rats (Rattus norvegicus) received one set of conditioned stimulus (CS) and intertrial interval (ITI) durations in Phase 1 and another set in Phase 2. The ratio between the CS and ITI intervals was either changed or maintained across phases. On the hypothesis that relative temporal representations are learned, groups receiving maintained temporal ratios across phases were expected to display greater change in responding upon encountering the new intervals. When the CS duration decreased across phases, maintaining the temporal ratio did lead to greater change in Day 1 of Phase 2 towards the final pattern of responding. However, when the CS increased across phases, maintaining the temporal ratio across phases did not facilitate adjustment to the new intervals, suggesting that extinction of previously reinforced times induced new learning. These results provide evidence that under some conditions, relative relationships in temporal maps may survive transformation-of-scale, like relative relationships in spatial maps.
Authors:
Michele Wan; Mamadou Djourthe; Kathleen M Taylor; Peter D Balsam
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-11-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Behavioural processes     Volume:  83     ISSN:  1872-8308     ISO Abbreviation:  Behav. Processes     Publication Date:  2010 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-17     Completed Date:  2010-05-20     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7703854     Medline TA:  Behav Processes     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  154-61     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, United States. msw2111@columbia.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Behavior, Animal / physiology*
Conditioning, Classical*
Extinction, Psychological
Male
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
MH68073/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R01 MH068073-06A1/MH/NIMH NIH HHS
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