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An attempt was made to establish extinction-elicited aggression by withholding rewarding brain stimulation. Aggression, as measured by attack of one rat upon another, was not found in either a food-deprived or a nondeprived group.
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This study was supported by USPHS Grant MH13155-02 awarded to Jay TrowilL
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Gandelman, R., Ashton, A.B. & Trowill, J. An attempt to establish extinction-elicited aggression by withholding rewarding electrical stimulation of the brain. Psychon Sci 16, 43–44 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331905
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