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Measuring Delay Discounting in Humans Using an Adjusting Amount Task
Published on: January 9, 2016
Inhibition of delay a century later: A systematic review and Meta-analysis
M Rosas Juan1, E Callejas-Aguilera José1, M Ramos-Álvarez Manuel1
1University of Jaén, Spain.
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
|July 30, 2026
Summary
Inhibition of delay, a Pavlovian phenomenon, shows reliable temporal discrimination after extensive training. However, its underlying inhibitory mechanisms require further investigation.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral neuroscience
- Learning and memory
Background:
- Inhibition of delay, a Pavlovian phenomenon, is understudied.
- It involves temporal discrimination and potential inhibitory mechanisms early in stimulus presentation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review conditions for inhibition of delay development.
- To evaluate evidence for inhibition of delay as a phenomenon and mechanism.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of existing literature.
- Meta-analytic assessment of temporal discrimination data.
Main Results:
- Inhibition of delay is observed across species and procedures, often with aversive stimuli and extensive training.
- Temporal discrimination reliably emerges, but variability suggests unknown moderators.
- Evidence for inhibitory processes exists, but formal tests of conditioned inhibition yield mixed results, suggesting extinction-like processes.
Conclusions:
- Inhibition of delay is a robust form of temporal inhibition.
- Its precise mechanisms remain incompletely understood and warrant further research.
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