fear conditioning test

Term ID

MMO:0000571

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Definition

A test in which an aversive stimulus is administered, either paired one or more times with a neutral stimulus followed by assessment of subsequent fear/emotion-based reactions in response to the neutral stimulus alone (cued) or within a certain environment or context followed by assessment of subsequent fear/emotion-based reactions in that environment without the aversive stimulus (contextual).

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Ontology

Measurement Methods Ontology