REMOTE CONTROL OF BEHAVIOR WITH REWARDING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF THE BRAIN.
Abstract
The specific aim of the research program was to examine the feasibility of controlling the behavior of a dog, in an open field, by means of remotely triggered electrical stimulation of the brain. The report describes such a system which depends for its effectiveness on two properties of electrical stimulation delivered to certain deep lying structures of the dog brain: the well-known reward effect, and a tendency for such stimulation to initiate and maintain locomotion in a direction which is accompanied by the continued delivery of stimulation. Experiments on the parameters of stimulation are described, in addition to an experiment on the ability of a conventional reinforcer, food, to disrupt ongoing, free field behavior under the control of rewarding brain stimulation. Finally, supporting research employing albino rats is summarized. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0467355
Entities
People
- Stanley S. Pliskoff
- T. Daryl Hawkins
Organizations
- University of Maryland