title: Lesions of the basolateral, but not central, amygdala impair flavour-taste learning based on fructose or quinine reinforcers.
abstract: The current studies examined basolateral (BLA) and central nucleus (CNA) amygdala lesioned rats in flavour-taste learning. In Experiment 1 rats received access to a flavour paired with the palatable sweet taste of fructose while in Experiment 2 the same rats received access to a different flavour paired with the unpalatable bitter taste of quinine. BLA, but not CNA, lesions disrupted appetitive flavour-taste learning and prevented aversive flavour-taste learning.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Park Place, Cardiff, UK. DwyerDM@cardiff.ac.uk
authors.forename: Dominic M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Dwyer
mesh_terms: D000679:Amygdala / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries* / Q000502:physiology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001245:Association Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005518:Food Preferences; D005632:Fructose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D011803:Quinine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D051381:Rats; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D005632:Fructose; D011803:Quinine