| Author | dc.contributor.author | Hamamé, Carlos M. | |
| Author | dc.contributor.author | Délano, Paul H. | es_CL |
| Author | dc.contributor.author | Robles Wobbe, Luis | es_CL |
| Admission date | dc.date.accessioned | 2008-12-01T15:29:45Z | |
| Available date | dc.date.available | 2008-12-01T15:29:45Z | |
| Publication date | dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| Cita de ítem | dc.identifier.citation | Biol Res 39: 259-267, 2006 | en |
| Identifier | dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/127588 | |
| Abstract | dc.description.abstract | Relevance of a neutral cue for performance in a two-choice visuospatial detection task was examined. Nine
rats were trained, 5 with short intertrial interval (ITI) and 4 with long ITI, to detect a target (lateral lights)
presented after a neutral-cue (central light). The removal of the neutral-cue decreased accuracy and increased
response latencies and omissions. These results demonstrate that a neutral-cue, preceding the target, is
relevant for the performance, suggesting that rats are highly expectant during the neutral-cue and reallocate
attentional resources during ITI. Furthermore, latencies were higher, omissions were lower and the fall of
accuracy was greater for rats with long than with short ITI, which could indicate that the neutral-cue was
more relevant for the former group. | en |
| Patrocinador | dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by FONDECYT
1020970; CONICYT; PG-82-2003. | en |
| Lenguage | dc.language.iso | en | en |
| Keywords | dc.subject | Attention | en |
| Título | dc.title | Relevance of a neutral cue in a two-choice detection task in the rat | en |
| Document type | dc.type | Artículo de revista | |
