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Thirteen cats with bilateral septal lesions were tested on a passive-avoidance task and also tested for retention of a preoperatively learned active-avoidance habit. Deficits in passive-avoidance behavior and losses in retention were produced by septal damage. There was no consistent relationship between the occurrence of the two abnormalities in the operated Ss.
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This research was supported by NIMH Grant MH-5755 to Robert A. McCleary. The authors are grateful to Dr. R. Y. Moore for demonstrating his method of lesioning the septal area.
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Research completed during tenure as USPHS International Postdoctoral Research Fellow (No. FF-272) at University of Chicago.
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McCleary, R.A., Jones, C. & Ursine, H. Avoidance and retention deficits in septal cats. Psychon Sci 2, 85–86 (1965). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03343342
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