AVERSIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aversive mean? 

• AVERSIVE (adjective)
  The adjective AVERSIVE has 1 sense:

1. tending to repel or dissuade

  Familiarity information: AVERSIVE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AVERSIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tending to repel or dissuade

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

aversive conditioning

Pertainym:

aversion (a feeling of intense dislike)

 Context examples 

A classical conditioning procedures that present different stimuli in temporal proximity (contiguity), but where resulting responses have no reinforcing or aversive consequences.

(Pavlovian Conditioning, NCI Thesaurus)

Responding appropriately to aversive or rewarding stimuli is essential for survival.

(Researchers identify key brain circuits for reward-seeking and avoidance behavior, National Institutes of Health)

To map the brain circuitry between the BNST and the hypothalamus, Dr. William Giardino and colleagues at Stanford University exposed mice to rewarding and aversive stimuli, and then visualized and manipulated the activity of neurons using fiber optic techniques.

(Researchers identify key brain circuits for reward-seeking and avoidance behavior, National Institutes of Health)