Accurate timing but increased impulsivity following excitotoxic lesions of the subthalamic nucleus.

Several lines of evidence have implicated the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in behaviors that require precise temporal control. In order to investigate this possibility further,we trained rats to perform a peak-interval (PI) timing task [S. Roberts, Isolation of an internal clock, J. Exp. Psychol. Anim....

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Main Authors: Wiener, Martin., Magaro, Christopher., Matell, Matthew.
Format: Villanova Faculty Authorship
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://ezproxy.villanova.edu/login?url=https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:178169