Rapid learning and flexible memory in "habit" tasks in rats trained with brain stimulation reward.

@article{citeulike:2694489, abstract = {Two groups of rats, one rewarded with sweetened food and the other rewarded with medial forebrain bundle (MFB) stimulation, were trained to home in on and dig for a buried object coated with a target odor. After each group had 15 training trials, MFB rats searched with greater accuracy and speed than food-rewarded rats. MFB rats were subsequently tested (1) after 6 weeks with no additional practice; (2) with food or non-food distractor odors, and (3) with major spatial alterations to the search environment, and in all cases searched with the same high accuracy, short search time, and low level of distractibility as in baseline. These results suggest that the high motivation provided by MFB reward engenders rapidly formed, long-lasting, and surprisingly flexibly deployable "habit" memories.}, address = {Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. lindahv@ufl.edu}, author = {Hermer-Vazquez, L. and Hermer-Vazquez, R. and Rybinnik, I. and Greebel, G. and Keller, R. and Xu, S. and Chapin, J. K. }, citeulike-article-id = {2694489}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.03.007}, issn = {0031-9384}, journal = {Physiology \& behavior}, keywords = {dbs, habit, learning, rat}, month = {April}, number = {5}, pages = {753--759}, posted-at = {2008-04-21 08:56:25}, priority = {2}, title = {Rapid learning and flexible memory in "habit" tasks in rats trained with brain stimulation reward.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.03.007}, volume = {84}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2694489 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2694489 TI - Rapid learning and flexible memory in "habit" tasks in rats trained with brain stimulation reward. JF - Physiology & behavior VL - 84 IS - 5 SP - 753 EP - 759 AD - Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. lindahv@ufl.edu SN - 0031-9384 N2 - Two groups of rats, one rewarded with sweetened food and the other rewarded with medial forebrain bundle (MFB) stimulation, were trained to home in on and dig for a buried object coated with a target odor. After each group had 15 training trials, MFB rats searched with greater accuracy and speed than food-rewarded rats. MFB rats were subsequently tested (1) after 6 weeks with no additional practice; (2) with food or non-food distractor odors, and (3) with major spatial alterations to the search environment, and in all cases searched with the same high accuracy, short search time, and low level of distractibility as in baseline. These results suggest that the high motivation provided by MFB reward engenders rapidly formed, long-lasting, and surprisingly flexibly deployable "habit" memories. KW - dbs KW - habit KW - learning KW - rat AU - Hermer-Vazquez, L AU - Hermer-Vazquez, R AU - Rybinnik, I AU - Greebel, G AU - Keller, R AU - Xu, S AU - Chapin, JK PY - 2005/04/13/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.03.007 ER -