Evoked Potentials in the Cat Brain to Photic Stimuli Eliciting a Food-Procuring Conditioned Reflex,

Abstract

The changes in the evoked potential amplitudes were studied in the projection and associative cortex of the cat's brain in response to light stimuli eliciting a food-procuring conditioned reflex. A relationship was found between the increase in the amplitude of the evoked potentials in the visual cortex, the lateral geniculate body and the pulvinar of the optic thalamus in response to photic stimuli and the satiation of the animal. The increased amplitude of the associative response in the parietal cotrex is due to the activating influence of alimentary motivation excitation.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 29, 1975
Accession Number
ADA008440

Entities

People

  • N. P. Shugalev

Organizations

  • United States Army Foreign Science and Technology Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Anatomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Brain
  • Central Nervous System
  • Electrophysiological Phenomena
  • Excitation
  • Motivation
  • Nervous System
  • Psychophysiology
  • Thalamus
  • Visual Cortex

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Psychology

Readers

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