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Guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) suffering bilateral septal destruction and sham operates were trained over a 2-day period in a two-way shuttle-box avoidance problem. Septal Ss reached the learning criterion more quickly, showed lower latencies, and displayed more intertriai activity than sham operates.
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This research was partially supported by Grant NB-05-001 from the National Institutes of Health.
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Lown, B.A., Hayes, W.N. & Schaub, R.E. The effects of bilateral septal lesions on two-way active avoidance in the guinea pig. Psychon Sci 16, 13–14 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331886
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