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A series of rats were lesioned unilaterally through hypothalamic electrodes from which drinking and self-stimulation could be elicited. The lesions abolished electrically-induced drinking and severely reduced rates of self-stimulation. In addition, a transient adipsia and hypophagia resulted from lesioning in several of the animals.
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1. This study was supported by grants from the M.R.C. and the N.R.C. of Canada.
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Phillips, A.G., Mogenson, G.J. Effects of unilateral hypothalamic lesions on drinking and self-stimulation in the rat. Psychon Sci 10, 307–308 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331533
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