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The effects of septal lesions on the learning and reversal behavior of the rat in a kinesthetically cued discrimination problem were examined. Septal lesions significantly impaired the reversal but not the original learning of the discrimination, supporting the notion that the septal region is involved in the inhibition of previously learned somatomotor cued responses.
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We thank Professor R. G. Burright for reading this manuscript. This investigation was supported in part by NIMH Grant No. MH 14232-01 to the second author.
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Gittelson, P.L., Donovick, P.J. The effects of septal lesions on the learning and reversal of a kinesthetic discrimination. Psychon Sci 13, 137–138 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342448
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