Abstract
An experiment was conducted to assess the effectiveness of providing response-contingent stimuli in improving the performance of rats with septal lesions on a DRL schedule of reinforcement. Groups of operated and control animals were given no stimulus, a light flash, or footshock in conjunction with all noncriterion lever presses. Footshock, but not light, was found to substantially ameliorate the lesion-induced DRL deficit. Improved schedule efficiency appeared to result from the punishing aspects of the shock and not to a response-feedback function.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 453-458 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Brain Research Bulletin |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1976 |
Keywords
- DRL schedule
- Response suppression
- Septal lesions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)