Integration of Neurobiological and Computational Analyses of the Neural Network Essentials for Conditioned Taste Aversions
Abstract
The general goal of the ONR project is to determine the neural basis of learning and memory, i.e., how the brain stores and retrieves memory. More specifically we are determining how the hard-wired (innate) part of the neural system interfaces with the plastic (learned) part. The special form of learning which is the focus of this project is conditioned taste aversions (CTAs), i.e., learned aversions to the taste of a food or fluid when consumption of that substance is followed by illness. In order to achieve this general goal, neurobiological and computational analyses of the neural network essentials for CTA are being integrated. The essential neurobiological network for models for the CTA neural circuit are being developed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 30, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA210228
Entities
People
- Kathleen C. Chambers
Organizations
- University of Southern California