Analysis of the effects of operant conditioning on cortical unit response patterns
Shinkman P, Bruce C. Analysis of the effects of operant conditioning on cortical unit response patterns. Physiology & Behavior 1979, 23: 377-383. PMID: 504425, DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(79)90381-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous discharge rateCat visual cortexResponse patternsCell response patternsPeristimulus time histogramsVisual stimuliHigh spontaneous ratesVisual cortexCell preconditioningCell activityPattern of responseSpontaneous rateTime histogramsBaseline patternsConditioning paradigmCellsSpecific changesOperant conditioning paradigmPreconditioningCell patternFrequency of reinforcementConditioning procedureResponseStimuliCortex