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Previous research has suggested that inadvertent damage to the trigeminal lemniscus may account for some impairments of feeding behavior attributed to lateral hypothalamic lesions. In the present study, rostrally placed trigeminal lemniscus lesions produced no greater impairments in feeding or drinking behavior than observed in surgical control animals. Earlier reports of disturbed feeding following trigeminal lemniscus lesions may reflect damage to adjacent structures, particularly at caudal lesion sites.
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This research was supported in part by the Organized Research Fund of the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Weissenburger, J.E., Cox, V.C. Alterations of ingestive behavior following trigeminal lemniscus lesions in rats. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 12, 403–406 (1978). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329721
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