Behavioral, Anatomical, and Biochemical Aspects of Septal Hyperreactivity

  • David S. Olton
  • Fred H. GageIII
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Part of the Advances in Behavioral Biology book series (ABBI, volume 20)

Abstract

Following septal lesions, rats develop a very characteristic hyperreactivity which appears as an exaggerated reaction to normally nonnoxious stimuli. We will report here the results of some recent experiments concerning the behavioral, anatomical, and biochemical aspects of this hyperreactivity.

Keywords

Entorhinal Cortex Septal Lesion Septal Nucleus Intraventricular Injection Reactivity Score 
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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 1976

Authors and Affiliations

  • David S. Olton
    • 1
  • Fred H. GageIII
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of PsychologyThe Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreUSA

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