Biofeedback and Self-regulation

, Volume 19, Issue 2, pp 171–180 | Cite as

Ventilatory conditioning by self-stimulation in rats: A pilot study

  • Jorge Gallego
  • Samia Benammou
  • Jean-Louis Miramand
  • Guy Vardon
  • Nicole El-Massioui
  • Chantal Pacteau
  • Pierre Perruchet
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Abstract

This article describes an experimental attempt to condition breathing pattern in rats. In this experiment, a freely moving rat was first rewarded by an electrical stimulation of the medial forebrain bundle whenever inspiratory duration (TI) exceeded 300 ms. A bidirectional control was then used: TIs longer than 400 ms were rewarded, and then TIs shorter than 300 ms were rewarded. The frequency of TIs longer than 300 ms increased when this event was rewarded, further increased when TIs above 400 ms were rewarded, and decreased during reversal conditioning (TI < 300 ms). At the beginning of the experiment, stimulation caused increased arousal and motor activity, but after prolonged conditioning, the brain stimulation was associated with quiet wakefulness. Although the general procedure appears to be well-suited to the experimental study of voluntary breathing, some possible improvements are suggested for further, more extensive investigations.

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conditioned breathing patterns conditioned breathing and brain stimulation medial forebrain stimulation and breathing voluntary breathing and conditioning operant control of breathing 
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© Plenum Publishing Corporation 1994

Authors and Affiliations

  • Jorge Gallego
    • 1
  • Samia Benammou
    • 1
  • Jean-Louis Miramand
    • 1
  • Guy Vardon
    • 1
  • Nicole El-Massioui
    • 2
  • Chantal Pacteau
    • 3
  • Pierre Perruchet
    • 4
  1. 1.Laboratroire de PhysiologieFaculté de Médecine de Paris-SudLe Kremlin-Bicêtre, CedexFrance
  2. 2.Université de Paris-SudFrance
  3. 3.Université René-DescartesFrance
  4. 4.Université de BourgogneFrance

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