Role of the Olfactory System in Arousal to X-ray

IT has been reliably demonstrated that rats can discriminate between the presence or absence of X-rays fc Responses with latencies of less than 0.2 sec have been observed on X-rays delivered at 0.05 r./sec, where the X-ray served as the conditioned stimulus. X-rays have also served as arousing stimu...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1965-02, Vol.205 (4971), p.627-628
Main Authors: HULL, C. D, GARCIA, J, BUCHWALD, N. A, DUBROWSKY, B, FEDER, B. H
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Language:English
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Summary:IT has been reliably demonstrated that rats can discriminate between the presence or absence of X-rays fc Responses with latencies of less than 0.2 sec have been observed on X-rays delivered at 0.05 r./sec, where the X-ray served as the conditioned stimulus. X-rays have also served as arousing stimuli, waking sleeping or drowsy animals within 2 sec of the onset of exposure. Since these responses have been observed in ophthalmectomized animals, they are not the result of the well-known, effect of ionizing radiation on the retina 1–3 .
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/205627a0