Attention and Preparatory Processes in the Central Nervous System.

Abstract

Efforts were directed toward improved understanding of the slow potential (SP) of the brain. This electrically recordable dynamic differs from the conventional EEG in being nonrhythmic and of durations from 1 to many fold longer than the longest enduring components of the EEG. It is best elicited by use of motivating (conditioned) stimuli and by signals (conditioning stimuli) related to them in the learning process. A study was made of the relation of multiple firing potentials of neurons to the SP as both are related to temporal (fixed interval) conditioning controlled by medial forebrain bundle (MFB) electrical reward in the rat. A correlation was observed of the pacing of the level of expectancy in the trained subject with the SP, which, in this context, has been termed the Anticipatory Potential Gradient or APG.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA171316

Entities

People

  • Henry Gluck
  • Vernon Rowland

Organizations

  • Case Western Reserve University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Assembly Languages
  • Central Nervous System
  • Channel Capacity
  • Classification
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Data Acquisition
  • Intervals
  • Language
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Nervous System
  • Neural Pathways
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Psychology

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