CONDITIONED SUPPRESSION VIA SUBCORTICAL RADIO STIMULATION IN THE CHIMPANZEE

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if conditioned suppression as demonstrated by Estes and Skinner could be replicated in the chimpanzee using electrical stimulation of the brain as both aversive and pre-aversive stimuli. Stimulation was delivered by means of a miniature multichannel stimulator attached to the cranium and activated by radio. A fixed intensity pre-aversive stimulation and several intensities of aversive stimulation were superimposed on a FR 30 schedule for food reinforcement. The progress of this experiment had much in common with the outcome of a classical Estes-Skinner paradigm.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0684153

Entities

People

  • G. Weiss
  • Jan D. Wallace
  • Jose M. Delgado
  • R. J. Bradley
  • V. S. Johnston

Organizations

  • Yale University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Anatomy
  • Animals
  • Antenna Configurations
  • Biological Sciences
  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Chimpanzees
  • Electrodes
  • Frequency
  • Intensity
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Multichannel
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Transmission
  • Square Waves
  • Transmitters

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neuroscience