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Periodic electrical stimulation of the sulcal frontal cortex produced a pronounced increase in food consumed in a 1-h session as compared with both a control nonstimulation period and stimulation of the medial frontal cortex, which did not elicit feeding. Stimulation of the sulcal cortex at slightly higher currents produced behavioral and electrographic seizure activity followed by eating during the postictal period. These results support the suggested role for the sulcal (orbital) frontal cortex in feeding and complement those obtained from a number of other lines of inquiry.
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This research was supported by NSERC grants to Bryan Kolb and Ian Q. Whishaw. We wish to thank Adria Allen for typing the manuscript. Jan D. D. Cioe is at the College of New Caledonia, 3330-22 Avenue, Prince George, British Columbia V2N 1P8, Canada.
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Cioe, J.D.D., Kolb, B. & Whishaw, I.Q. Eating and electroencephalographic activity following orbital frontal stimulation in rats. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 16, 359–362 (1980). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329565
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