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Amygdalectomized Ss escaped more rapidly than control Ss at three US intensities. This seemed to result from a greater reluctance of control Ss to enter a compartment where they were previously shocked. The responses of amygdalectomized Ss, once established, were also very insensitive to changes in US intensity.
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This research was supported by a grant-in-aid of research from the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota.
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Kemble, E.D., Beckman, G.J. Escape latencies at three levels of electric shock in rats with amygdaloid lesions. Psychon Sci 14, 205–206 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332793
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