Gradual increase in self-stimulation response rates: Effect of electrode lociPhysiological Psychology - Tập 7 - Trang 135-138 - 2013
David C. Douglin, Robert B. Glassman
Nine male rats, each with electrodes implanted in a telencephalic region and
seven of them also with successful placements in a more caudal brain reward
region, were taught to self-stimulate. Rates in the caudate nucleus and medial
frontal cortex showed a gradual increase over daily sessions, but
self-stimulation in lateral hypothalamus, substantia nigra, and reticular
formation did not have this ... hiện toàn bộ
Effects of septal lesions on open-field gregariousness in rats reared prior to surgery in group versus individual cagesPhysiological Psychology - Tập 13 - Trang 107-110 - 2013
David A. Johnson, Chiang-Hua Chang, Brett E. Polenchar, Michael M. Patterson
Septal lesions were given to adult animals which had been reared in isolation or
in group cages from 30–90 days of age. Septal lesions and isolated rearing
produced additive increases in open-field contact time. These results were
similar to those observed in a previous study in which septal lesions were
produced in infancy and followed by differential housing. Emotionality and
activity were also ... hiện toàn bộ
Taste aversion in rats with lesions in the frontal lobes: No evidence for interoceptive agnosiaPhysiological Psychology - Tập 3 - Trang 43-46 - 2013
I. Divac, A. Gade, R. E. G. Wikmark
Ablation of either of the two cortical projection areas of the mediodorsal
thalamic nucleus, as well as lesions in the region of the neostriatum associated
with the anteromedial cortex, failed to interfere with formation of taste
aversion in rats. The prefrontal cortex and the ablated part of the neostriatum
in rats are not necessary for association of external and visceral cues or for
modificatio... hiện toàn bộ
Effects of Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on the slope of auditory generalization gradients in ratsPhysiological Psychology - Tập 4 - Trang 145-148 - 2013
Donald J. Weisz, Richard M. Vardaris
Groups of rats were given 2, 4, or 6 mg/kg Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ-9-THC)
during shuttle-avoidance training and auditory generalization testing in
extinction. Although the drug had no discernible effect on acquisition
performance, there was a dose-dependent influence on the slopes of the
generalization gradients. It was concluded that Δ-9-THC can affect the extent of
auditory generalization du... hiện toàn bộ
Dietary flavor acceptance in infant rats established by association with effects of nutrient compositionPhysiological Psychology - Tập 2 - Trang 313-319 - 2013
D. A. Booth, Robert Stoloff, Joy Nicholls
Rat pups come to accept a starch-containing diet and to prefer its flavor or
other sensory properties, even when they also have access to the laboratory chow
on which their mother is maintained. Protein induces acceptance somewhat more
weakly, triglyceride not at all under the conditions used. Nutrient-free
material becomes aversive. It is concluded that at least part of the
acceptability of a foo... hiện toàn bộ
Fornix lesions: Effects on active and passive avoidance behaviorPhysiological Psychology - Tập 3 - Trang 201-204 - 2013
John de Castro, Thom W. Hall
Twenty-four fornix-lesioned and 16 sham-operated rats were tested on one-way
active avoidance acquisition, subsequent passive avoidance of the previously
safe compartment, and acquisition and extinction of the passive avoidance of an
electrified foodcup. Rats with lesions of the fornix made significantly more
errors than controls in learning the one-way active avoidance acquisition task
and had si... hiện toàn bộ
Postconditioning CS-alone exposure as a source of interference in a taste aversion paradigmPhysiological Psychology - Tập 6 - Trang 255-260 - 2013
Stephen B. Klein, Peter J. Mikulka, Fendell P. Rochelle, Vickie Blair
Two studies were conducted to study the effects of unpaired sucrose (CS)
experiences on the acquisition, retention, and reacquisition of a sucrose
aversion. In Experiment 1, rats received 0, 1, or 3 preconditioning CS exposures
and/or 0, 1, or 3 postconditioning CS exposures. Sucrose exposures prior to
conditioning interfered with the acquisition of a sucrose aversion, while
sucrose-only experienc... hiện toàn bộ
Olfactory perception and inclusive fitnessPhysiological Psychology - Tập 7 - Trang 303-306 - 2013
D. H. Thor
Within an established colony, sexually mature male rats interact with little or
no conflict, but unfamiliar males are readily attacked and subjected to’
prolonged and physiologically deteriorating social stress. Evidence is offered
in support of the ontogeny, stimulus characteristics, and adaptive significance
of this social discrimination. It is asserted (1) that two odor categories are
implicate... hiện toàn bộ