Hippocampal Electrical Activity and Voluntary Motor Movement in the Rat.

Abstract

Hippocampal bioelectrical activity and bodily movements were monitored in water-deprived naive rats who were subsequently trained to increase gross voluntary muscular activity beyond base-line levels by running back and forth in a testing cchamber for water reward. This procedure led to a marked increase in theta wave activity in the hippocampus. Extinction of the behavioral response was paralleled by a decline toward base-line levels of movement and theta wave activity. Reconditioning of hyperactivity led to a concomitant increase in theta activity as recorded from the hippocampus. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0721080

Entities

People

  • H. Teitelbaum
  • W. L. Mcfarland

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Base Lines
  • Biological Sciences
  • Central Nervous System
  • Extinction
  • Hippocampus

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Psychology

Readers

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