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B. Pavlov and his collaborators (quoted by Rusinov and Smirnov, (12)) utilizing positive and negative conditioned motor responses, demonstrated that the proper response following a positive conditioned stimulus was associated with diminution in alpha activity while that following a negative stimulus was associated with a reinforcement of this rhythm. Jus and Jus (6) have carried out even more elaborate testing procedures, utilizing the method of Ivanoff-Smolenski. This method theoretically promotes the formation of a “temporary cerebral connection” by association of an indifferent stimulus with a simple movement performed by the subject in response to the experimenter’s verbal command. They demonstrated formation of conditioned cerebral responses to both positive and negative stimuli of this type, as well as their inhibition.
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Wells, C.E. (1964). Conditioned Cerebral Responses in Normal Subjects and in Patients with Central Nervous System Diseases. In: Franks, C.M. (eds) Conditioning Techniques in Clinical Practice and Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-39876-0_10
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