Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Lesions of the basolateral, but not central, amygdala impair flavour-taste learning based on fructose or quinine reinforcers.
- Journal:
- Behavioural brain research
- Year:
- 2011
- Authors:
- Dwyer, Dominic M
- Affiliation:
- School of Psychology · United Kingdom
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
The current studies examined basolateral (BLA) and central nucleus (CNA) amygdala lesioned rats in flavour-taste learning. In Experiment 1 rats received access to a flavour paired with the palatable sweet taste of fructose while in Experiment 2 the same rats received access to a different flavour paired with the unpalatable bitter taste of quinine. BLA, but not CNA, lesions disrupted appetitive flavour-taste learning and prevented aversive flavour-taste learning.
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