Abstract
Food deprived, free moving rats bearing chronically implanted electrodes were operantly trained. The effects of hippocampal and cortical electrically induced seizures while the animals were bar pressing were studied. There was no significant difference in latency to regain behavior between the 2 experimental groups nor in time to regain stable EEG. Cortical seizures, however, lasted significantly longer (p<.025) and were more severe (p<.05). This model offers new measures for the behavioral quantification of preseizure and postseizure effectiveness of anticonvulsant drugs.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 17 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Pharmacologist |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1975 |
Fingerprint
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)
Cite this
Albertson, T. E., Stark, L. G., & McCormack, C. (1975). Electrically induced hippocampal and cortical seizures and their effects on operant behavior. Pharmacologist, 17(2), 17.