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Parameters which made licking more probable than intracranial self-stimulation (ICSS) were used. Under these conditions, ICSS served as an instrumental response and licking as the reinforcing response. When licking was made contingent on ICSS, ICSS was greatly increased relative to its base duration and frequency.
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The research was aided by grants NSP GB 1379 and USPHS MH 05798, David Premack, principal investigator whom we thank for his contribution to all phases of the research.
This research was presented in part at the Psychonomic Society, 1964.
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Holstein, S.B., Hundt, A.G. Reinforcement of intracranial self-stimulation by licking. Psychon Sci 3, 17–18 (1965). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342995
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