Localized Lesion of Caudal Part of Lobus Parolfactorius Caused Impulsive Choice in the Domestic Chick: Evolutionarily Conserved Function of Ventral Striatum.

Authors :: Ei-Ichi Izawa
Zachar, Gergely
Yanagihara, Shin
Matsushima, Toshiya
Source :: Journal of Neuroscience; 3/1/2003, Vol. 23 Issue 5, p1894, 9p, 3 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 2 Graphs
Publication Year :: 2003
Abstract: Presents information on a study which examined the effects of bilateral chemical lesions of the medial basal ganglia in domestic chicks. Behavioral procedures; Statistical analysis; Effects of lobus parolfactorius lesions on the choice between large-late reward and small-immediate reward; Experiment on the choice between large and small reward.

Subjects :: BASAL ganglia
CHICKEN behavior
SCIENTIFIC experimentation
EFFERENT pathways
TELENCEPHALON

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