ADVANCES IN THE STUDY OF THE NEURAL BASIS OF LEARNING

Authors

  • João Cláudio Todorov Universidade de Brasília

Keywords:

Learning, Habituation, Sensitization, Neural basis

Abstract

The study of the neural mechanisms of learning has
revealed considerable progress in the last twenty years. The possibility of
experimentation with invertebrates nas provided important findings
concerning functional and structural changes at the cellular levei which
are correlated with simple learning processes as habituation and
sensitization.

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Published

2012-08-20

How to Cite

Todorov, J. C. (2012). ADVANCES IN THE STUDY OF THE NEURAL BASIS OF LEARNING. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 7(03), 303–310. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17118