REMOTE CONTROL OF BEHAVIOR WITH REWARDING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF THE BRAIN

The specific aim of the research program was to examine the feasibility of controlling the behavior of a dog, in an open field, by means of remotely triggered electrical stimulation of the brain. The report describes such a system which depends for its effectiveness on two properties of electrical s...

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Main Authors: Pliskoff,Stanley S, Hawkins,T. Daryl
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ATROPINE
BRAIN
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
DOGS
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRODES
MEMORY(PSYCHOLOGY)
MOTOR REACTIONS
PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
REACTION(PSYCHOLOGY)
REMOTE CONTROL
STIMULATION(GENERAL)
STIMULATION(PHYSIOLOGY)
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Summary:The specific aim of the research program was to examine the feasibility of controlling the behavior of a dog, in an open field, by means of remotely triggered electrical stimulation of the brain. The report describes such a system which depends for its effectiveness on two properties of electrical stimulation delivered to certain deep lying structures of the dog brain: the well-known reward effect, and a tendency for such stimulation to initiate and maintain locomotion in a direction which is accompanied by the continued delivery of stimulation. Experiments on the parameters of stimulation are described, in addition to an experiment on the ability of a conventional reinforcer, food, to disrupt ongoing, free field behavior under the control of rewarding brain stimulation. Finally, supporting research employing albino rats is summarized. (Author)