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Definition of 'Reinforcement Schedule'

A schedule prescribing when the subject is to be reinforced or rewarded in terms of temporal interval in psychological experiments. The schedule may be continuous or intermittent.

Common names: Reinforcement Schedule; Reinforcement Schedules; Schedule, Reinforcement; Schedules, Reinforcement

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Sunday, November 08, 2009

Ventral striatal neurons encode the value of the chosen action in rats deciding between differently delayed or sized rewards.

19 Oct 2009 The ventral striatum (VS) is thought to serve as a gateway whereby associative information from the amygdala and prefrontal regions can influence motor output to guide behavior. If VS mediates this "limbic-motor" interface, then one might expect ... Read more...


Orbitofrontal and anterior cingulate cortex neurons selectively process cocaine-associated environmental cues in the rhesus monkey.

14 Sep 2009 Encounters with stimuli associated with drug use are believed to contribute to relapse. To probe the neurobiology of environmentally triggered drug use, we have conducted single-unit recordings in rhesus monkeys during presentation of two distinct ... Read more...


The convergence of information about rewarding and aversive stimuli in single neurons.

14 Sep 2009 Neuroscientists, psychologists, clinicians, and economists have long been interested in how individuals weigh information about potential rewarding and aversive stimuli to make decisions and to regulate their emotions. However, we know relatively ... Read more...

 

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Definition: A schedule prescribing when the subject is to be reinforced or rewarded in terms of temporal interval in psychological experiments. The schedule may be continuous or intermittent.

Descriptor UI: D012055

Alternative terms: Reinforcement Schedule; Reinforcement Schedules; Schedule, Reinforcement; Schedules, Reinforcement;

Tree Number: F02.463.425.770.644;

History Note: 69(66)

Technical Notes: human & animal; no qualif

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