Spatial differentiation of avoidance deficit following septal and cingulate lesions.

1 May 1969

journal article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology

Vol. 68 (1, Pt.1) , 74-79
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0027642

Abstract

Observed hooded male rats with septal (N = 10) and cingulate (N = 6) lesions, as well as (N = 9) normal controls, in a unique avoidance task which permitted Ss to avoid being shocked either actively or passively in a goal box where they previously had received food reward. Controls, without exception, chose to avoid the goal box actively, while the cingulectomized Ss showed deficient active avoidance. By contrast, Ss with septal lesions showed a passive avoidance deficit. Results eliminate the possibility that the passive-avoidance deficit following septal damage results from a lowered threshold of the species specific tendency to crouch in the face of punishment. (15 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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