Modification of Motivated Behavior Elicited by Electrical Stimulation of the Hypothalamus

Previous reports demonstrated that hypothalamic stimulation may elicit either eating, drinking, or gnawing and emphasized both the specificity of the neural circuits mediating these behaviors and the similarity to behavior during natural-drive states such as hunger and thirst. We find that, after a...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1968-03, Vol.159 (3819), p.1119-1121
Main Authors: Valenstein, Elliot S., Cox, Verne C., Kakolewski, Jan W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Behavior patterns
Behavior, Animal
Biological competition
Drinking
Eating
Electric Stimulation
Electrical stimulation
Electrodes
Female
Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus - physiology
Male
Mental stimulation
Motivation
Psychophysiology
Rats
Signatures
Whistles
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Summary:Previous reports demonstrated that hypothalamic stimulation may elicit either eating, drinking, or gnawing and emphasized both the specificity of the neural circuits mediating these behaviors and the similarity to behavior during natural-drive states such as hunger and thirst. We find that, after a period of very consistent elicitation of one of these behaviors, the animal may exhibit an equally consistent alternate behavior. A learning component is implicated in the association of hypothalamic stimulation with a particular behavior pattern.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.159.3819.1119