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Rats with electrodes in either the septal region or anterior cingulate cortex received mild continuous electrical stimulation after having previously mastered a DRL-15 reinforcement contingency. Septal stimulation produced a pronounced disruption in DRL performance. Anterior cingulate stimulation had no deleterious effect, but resulted in a shift to longer interresponse times.
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This research was supported in part by grants from the U.S. Public Health Service, and from the National and Medical Research Councils, and the Defence Research Board of Canada. Portions of the work presented are included in a thesis submitted to the Graduate Faculty of McGill University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the M. A. degree in psychology.
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Kaplan, J. Temporal discrimination in rats during continuous brain stimulation. Psychon Sci 2, 255–256 (1965). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03343435
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