Appetitive Behavior - Physiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Pheromone-induced olfactory memory in newborn rabbits: Involvement of consolidation and reconsolidation processes.

20 Jul 2009 Mammary pheromone (MP)-induced odor memory is a new model of appetitive memory functioning early in a mammal, the newborn rabbit. Some properties of this associative memory are analyzed by the use of anisomycin as an amnesic agent. Long-term memory ... Read more...

Effects of honeydew-producing hemipteran denial on local argentine ant distribution and boric acid bait performance.

30 May 2009 The Argentine ant is well known for its affinity for honeydew and is often associated with hemipteran outbreaks in agricultural and urban environments. It has been suggested that Argentine ants may be controlled by restricting access to honeydew, ... Read more...

Two types of dopamine neuron distinctly convey positive and negative motivational signals.

15 May 2009 Midbrain dopamine neurons are activated by reward or sensory stimuli predicting reward. These excitatory responses increase as the reward value increases. This response property has led to a hypothesis that dopamine neurons encode value-related ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Appetitive Behavior - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Pheromone-induced olfactory memory in newborn rabbits: Involvement of consolidation and reconsolidation processes. 20 Jul 2009
• The cry embedded within the purr. 12 Jul 2009
• Effects of honeydew-producing hemipteran denial on local argentine ant distribution and boric acid bait performance. 30 May 2009
• Two types of dopamine neuron distinctly convey positive and negative motivational signals. 15 May 2009
• High-level twitter. 10 May 2009
• Pollination and reproduction of a self-incompatible forest herb in hedgerow corridors and forest patches. May 2009
• Phasic dopamine release in appetitive behaviors and drug addiction. 29 Apr 2009
• Enclosure size and hormonal state affect timing of nest return in female meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus). 29 Apr 2009
• Social cues influence foraging in dwarf hamsters (Phodopus campbelli). 29 Apr 2009
• Which portion of the natural panorama is used for view-based navigation in the Australian desert ant? 27 Apr 2009
• Behavioral archives link the chemistry and clonal structure of trembling aspen to the food choice of North American porcupine. 22 Apr 2009
• Determination of functionally essential neuronal population of the olfactory epithelium for nipple search and subsequent suckling behavior in newborn rats. 20 Apr 2009
• Renewal and spontaneous recovery, but not latent inhibition, are mediated by gamma-aminobutyric acid in appetitive conditioning. 30 Mar 2009
• Detection of fruit by the Cerrado's marmoset (Callithrix penicillata): modeling color signals for different background scenarios and ambient light intensities. 30 Mar 2009
• Acoustic scanning of natural scenes by echolocation in the big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus. 30 Mar 2009
• The rostromedial tegmental nucleus (RMTg), a GABAergic afferent to midbrain dopamine neurons, encodes aversive stimuli and inhibits motor responses. 10 Mar 2009
• Hedonic sensitivity in adolescent and adult rats: taste reactivity and voluntary sucrose consumption. 28 Feb 2009
• After the fire: benefits of reduced ground cover for vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops). 27 Feb 2009
• The enhanced tool-kit of two groups of wild bearded capuchin monkeys in the Caatinga: tool making, associative use, and secondary tools. 27 Feb 2009
• Anger is an approach-related affect: evidence and implications. 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Appetitive Behavior'

Definition: Animal searching behavior. The variable introductory phase of an instinctive behavior pattern or sequence, e.g., looking for food, or sequential courtship patterns prior to mating.

Descriptor UI: D001070

Alternative terms: Appetitive Behavior; Appetitive Behaviors; Behavior, Appetitive; Behaviors, Appetitive; Searching Behavior; Behavior, Searching; Behaviors, Searching; Searching Behaviors;

Related Mesh Headings: Ceremonial Behavior;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F01.145.113.111;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: usually animal; introduct phase of instinctive behav; nothing to do with APPETITE, the desire for food