Predator odor as an unconditioned fear stimulus in rats: Elicitation of freezing by trimethylthiazoline, a component of fox feces.

2000/01/01 by Karin J. Wallace, Jeffrey B. Rosen
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Biology #Classical conditioning #Cognitive psychology #Conditioning #Ecology #Feces #Memory and Neural Mechanisms #Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior #Neuroscience #Odor #Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies #Psychology #Stimulus (psychology) #Unconditioned stimulus

paper · doi:10.1037/0735-7044.114.5.912

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