Rats with damage to the habit system would adapt more rapidly to a discrimination reversal than rats with damage to the action system.

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The habit system is involved in the automatic execution of previously learned behaviors, while the action system is involved in flexible goal-directed behaviors. Damage to the habit system would make rats less reliant on previously learned habits, and therefore more adaptable to new circumstances such as a discrimination reversal.

Rats with Damage to the Habit System Would Adapt More