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ArticleLearning and motivation2018

Behavioral and Neural Subsystems of Rodent Exploration.

Shannon M Thompson, Laura E Berkowitz, Benjamin J Clark

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Article in Learning and motivation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Shannon M ThompsonDepartment of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Laura E BerkowitzDepartment of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Benjamin J ClarkDepartment of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Funding

Understanding neurophysiological deficits in response inhibition in children with FASDP50AA022534 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI Carlos Fernando Valenzuela · 2014 to 2026
$21.5M
UNM PREP (Post-baccalaureate Research Education ProgramR25GM075149 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI Kelly Miller · 2005 to 2026
$7.3M
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Neural Representations of SpaceR21AA024983 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI CLARK, BENJAMIN J, HAMILTON, DEREK A. · 2017 to 2018
$398k
NIAAA NIH HHS P50 AA022534NIAAA NIH HHS R21 AA024983NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM075149
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Animals occupy territories in which resources such as food and shelter are often distributed unevenly. While studies of exploratory behavior have typically involved the laboratory rodent as an experimental subject, questions regarding what constitutes exploration have dominated. A recent line of research has utilized a descriptive approach to the study of rodent exploration, which has revealed that this behavior is organized into movement subsystems that can be readily quantified. The movements include home base behavior, which serves as a central point of attraction from which rats and mice organize exploratory trips into the remaining environment. In this review, we describe some of the features of this organized behavior pattern as well as its modulation by sensory cues and previous experience. We conclude the review by summarizing research investigating the neurobiological bases of exploration, which we hope will stimulate renewed interest and research on the neural systems mediating rodent exploratory behavior.

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PMID30270939
PMCPMC6159932

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