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SUBMITTER: Wu GY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4431347 | biostudies-other | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Wu Guang-yan GY Liu Guo-long GL Zhang Hui-min HM Chen Chong C Liu Shu-lei SL Feng Hua H Sui Jian-feng JF
Scientific reports 20150514
It is generally accepted that the associative learning occurs when a behaviorally neutral conditioned stimulus (CS) is paired with an aversive unconditioned stimulus (US) in close temporal proximity. Eyeblink conditioning (EBC) is a simple form of associative learning for motor responses. Specific activation of a population of cells may be an effective and sufficient CS for establishing EBC. However, there has been no direct evidence to support this hypothesis. Here, we show in rats that optogen ...[more]