TY  - JOUR
A1  - Gerber, Bertram
A1  - König, Christian
A1  - Fendt, Markus
A1  - Andreatta, Marta
A1  - Romanos, Marcel
A1  - Pauli, Paul
A1  - Yarali, Ayse
T1  - Timing-dependent valence reversal: a principle of reinforcement processing and its possible implications
T2  - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences
N2  - Punishment feels bad, but relief upon its termination feels good. As a consequence of such timing-dependent valence reversal, memories of opposite valence can result from associating stimulus A with, for example, the occurrence of punishment (A-) versus punishment termination (-A): A- training results in aversive memory, but -A training in appetitive memory (corresponding effects exist for reward occurrence and termination). Whereas learning through the occurrence of punishment is well studied, much less is known about learning through its termination. Current research investigates how dopaminergic system function contributes to these processes in Drosophila, rats and humans. We argue that dopamine-related psychopathology may entail distortions in learning through punishment termination, and that this may contribute, for example, to non-suicidal self-injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Y1  - 2019
UR  - https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/opus4-wuerzburg/frontdoor/index/index/docId/23293
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-232933
VL  - 26
ER  -