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Author | Parker, M.; Redhead, E.S.; Goodwin, D.; McBride, S.D. | ||||
Title | Impaired instrumental choice in crib-biting horses (Equus caballus) | Type | Journal Article | ||
Year | 2008 | Publication | Behavioural Brain Research | Abbreviated Journal | Behav. Brain. Res. |
Volume | 191 | Issue | 1 | Pages | 137-140 |
Keywords | Horse; Stereotypy; Striatum; Dopamine; Concurrent-chain schedules; Choice | ||||
Abstract | Horses displaying an oral stereotypy were tested on an instrumental choice paradigm to examine differences in learning from non-stereotypic counterparts. Stereotypic horses are known to have dysfunction of the dorsomedial striatum, and lesion studies have shown that this region may mediate response-outcome learning. The paradigm was specifically applied in order to examine learning that requires maintenance of response-outcome judgements. The non-stereotypic horses learned, over three sessions, to choose a more immediate reinforcer, whereas the stereotypic horses failed to do so. This suggests an initial behavioural correlate for dorsomedial striatum dysregulation in the stereotypy phenotype. | ||||
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ISSN | 0166-4328 | ISBN | Medium | ||
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Notes | Approved | no | |||
Call Number | Equine Behaviour @ team @ | Serial | 4830 | ||
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