Conditioned taste aversion
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Conditioned taste aversion is arguably the most important learning process that humans and animals possess because it prevents the repeated self-administration of toxic food. It has not only profoundly influenced the content and direction of learning theory, but also has important human nutritional and clinical significance. In addition to its direct relevance to food selection, dietary habits, and eating disorders, it is significant for certain clinical populations that develop it as a consequence of their treatment. The study of conditioned taste aversions has invigorated new theory and rese
Title |
Conditioned taste aversion : behavioral and neural processes / edited by Steve Reilly, Todd R. Schachtman. [electronic resource] |
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Edition |
1st ed. |
Publisher |
Oxford : Oxford University Press |
Creation Date |
2023 |
Notes |
Previously issued in print: 2008. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
Content |
Contents Foreword Contributors Part I. Introduction and Historical Significance Part II. Behavioral Processes Part III. Neural Analysis and Physiological Mechanisms Part IV. Clinical Application of Research and Target Populations Author Index Subject Index |
Series |
Oxford scholarship online |
Extent |
1 online resource (593 p.) |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010716489605171 |
MARC RECORDS
Tags
- Taste.
- Aversive stimuli.
- Taste physiology.
- Behavior physiology.
- Conditioning (Psychology) physiology.
- Neuronal Plasticity physiology.
- nnna Conditioning, Psychology
- nnna Psychological Conditioning
- nnna Social Learning Theory
- nnna Social Learning Theories
- nnna Theory, Social Learning
- Stimuli, Aversive
- Gustation
- Tasting (Physiology)
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