OPERANT-CONDITIONING OF PONTINE GIGANTOCELLULAR UNITS

被引：4

作者：

BREEDLOVE, SM

MCGINTY, DJ

SIEGEL, JM

机构：

[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,SCH MED,DEPT PSYCHOL,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024

[2] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,SCH MED,DEPT PSYCHIAT,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024

[3] VET ADM HOSP,MED CTR,SEPULVEDA,CA 91343

来源：

BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN | 1979年 / 4卷 / 05期

关键词：

Motor activity; Reticular formation;

D O I：

10.1016/0361-9230(79)90110-2

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

In order to investigate the behavioral role of pontine gigantocellular field (FTG) units, we have operantly reinforced discharge in these cells in unrestrained cats using lateral hypothalamic stimulation as the reinforcing stimulus. Cats readily learned to increase discharge rate in reinforced FTG cells relative to simultaneously recorded, non-reinforced control cells. Increased FTG discharge was associated with elevated levels of motor activity and often with stereotyped movements. Our results are compatible with the hypothesis that FTG unit discharge is related to specific movements. © 1979.

引用

页码：663 / 667

页数：5

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