Septal lesion and the retention of DRL performance in the rat.
- 1 January 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
- Vol. 62 (3) , 468-471
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0023924
Abstract
15 Male rats were trained to a stable response level on a differential reinforcement of low rate (DRL) schedule for food reward. Septal lesions produced a disruption of DRL performance; control operations had no such effect. The magnitude and permancence of the disruption appeared to be related to destruction of the medial septal area. It was suggested that the septohippocampal system is involved in the behavioral inhibition required for normal DRL performance.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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