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A New Shock Delivery Method for Testing Preference for Signalled Shock

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We present a method for delivering tail shock in which the electrodes cannot be dislodged and which allows the rat a full range of ambulatory behaviors. Using this method in a shuttle box environment, we have shown that a significant number of rats consistently prefer signalled over unsignalled shock.

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  1. Veterans Administration Hospital, USA

    Benjamin H. Natelson, Jean E. Adamus & Norman Hymowitz

  2. Department of Neurosciences, New Jersey Medical School, 88 Ross Street, East Orange, New Jersey, 07018, USA

    Benjamin H. Natelson, Jean E. Adamus & Norman Hymowitz

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This research was supported by the Medical Research Service of the Veterans Administration. The authors acknowledge the help of Jerry Applegate in doing the work.

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Natelson, B.H., Adamus, J.E. & Hymowitz, N. A New Shock Delivery Method for Testing Preference for Signalled Shock. Psychol Rec 29, 79–84 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03394592

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