AbstractsPsychology
Temporal discrimination in rats during continuous brain stimulation.
| Institution: | McGill University |
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| Department: | Department of Psychology. |
| Degree: | MA. |
| Year: | 1964 |
| Keywords: | Psychology. |
| Record ID: | 1515417 |
| Full text PDF: | http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile115549.pdf |
Abstract
Kaada (1951) reported that electrical stimulation immediately anterior to and directly below the genu of the corpus collosum (septal area) produced inhibition of various autonomic and somatamotor responses. On the other band, he found that stimulation above the corpus collosum in the area of the anterior and midcingulate cortex yielded facilitation of these same reactions. Based on Kaada's data, McCleary (1961) found a difference between these two loci at the behavioral level. Cats sustaining bilateral subcallosal lesions were deficient in acquiring a passive avoidance response (PAR).
