Lesions of the orbitofrontal cortex do not affect the reinforcement omission effect in rats
Psychol. Neurosci. (impr.)
; 6(3): 391-396, 2013. ilus, graf
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
The reinforcement omission effect (ROE), reflected by response rates that are higher after reinforcement omission than after reinforcement delivery, has been attributed to both motivational and attentional consequences of the surprising reinforcement omission. These processes depend on the operation of separate amygdala areas and their connections with other brain systems. The interaction between the amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex has been suggested to be important in the modulation of motivational processes. The present study sought to verify whether the mechanisms involved in the ROE depend on the integrity of the orbitofrontal cortex. Prior to acquisition training, rats received bilateral excitotoxic lesions of the orbitofrontal cortex or sham lesions. Following postoperative recovery, the rats were trained on a fixed-interval 12 s limited-hold 6 s signaled schedule of reinforcement. After the acquisition of stable performance, the training was changed from a 100% to 50% schedule of reinforcement. The results showed that rats in both groups exhibited the ROE, with no differences in performance between groups following nonreinforcement. These data do not support the hypothesis that the orbitofrontal cortex is included in the neural substrates related to ROE modulation. The results also showed no difference in response rates between groups in the periods that preceded and followed nonreinforcement. These findings confirm previous studies that showed that the ROE is not related to the facilitation of behavior induced by nonreinforcement.(AU)
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Index Psicologia - Periódicos
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Reforço Psicológico
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Córtex Cerebral
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Traumatismos Craniocerebrais
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Inglês
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Psychol. Neurosci. (impr.)
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade de São Paulo/Brasil