Biophysics of Intracranial Self-Stimulation

Abstract

A self-stimulation and E-controlled stimulation study was completed in one rat. The study supports the two-factor model of the self-stimulation mechanism which predicts (1) the shape of self-stimulation curves and changes in stimulation rate as a function of stimulation parameters, (2) dual autonomic effects of self-stimulation, (3) stimulus-bound feeding and self-stimulation at the same electrode site, (4) on-off behavior, and (5) changes in the above with changes in anatomical locus.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0662617

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  • Darryl B. Neill
  • W. F. Angermeier

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  • Anatomy
  • Animals
  • Brain
  • Brain Stem
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Electrodes
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Heart Rate
  • Human Behavior
  • Hypothalamus
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  • Square Waves
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