Abstract
In a neophobia paradigm midbrain reticular formation (MRF) electrical stimulation applied after consumption of a novel flavor produced a time-dependent disruption in recovery from neophobia (learned safety), while hippocampal and lateral hypothalamic stimulation had no disruptive effects. In a learned aversion paradigm neither MRF nor hippocampal or lateral hypothalamic stimulation applied after the illness experience produced a disruptive effect. In conjunction with previously reported effects of amygdala stimulation [12] the data support the existence of separate information processing systems mediating learned aversion and learned safety.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 763-768 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physiology and Behavior |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1977 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Brain stimulation
- Hippocampus
- Lateral hypothalamus
- Memory
- Midbrain reticular formation
- Neophobia
- Taste
- Taste-aversion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology (medical)
- Behavioral Neuroscience