Positive reinforcement produced by electrical stimulation of septal area and other regions of rat brain.
J Olds, P Milner - Journal of comparative and physiological …, 1954 - psycnet.apa.org
J Olds, P Milner
Journal of comparative and physiological psychology, 1954•psycnet.apa.orgAfter implantation of electrodes at various points in the brains of rats, the animals were
placed in a Skinner box, arranged in such a manner that they could stimulate themselves by
pressing the lever. The results indicate that various places exist in the brain" where electrical
stimulation is rewarding in the sense that the experimental animal will stimulate itself in
these places frequently and regularly for long periods of time if permitted to do so." The
reward phenomenon appears most reliably when the electrodes are placed in the septal …
placed in a Skinner box, arranged in such a manner that they could stimulate themselves by
pressing the lever. The results indicate that various places exist in the brain" where electrical
stimulation is rewarding in the sense that the experimental animal will stimulate itself in
these places frequently and regularly for long periods of time if permitted to do so." The
reward phenomenon appears most reliably when the electrodes are placed in the septal …
Abstract
After implantation of electrodes at various points in the brains of rats, the animals were placed in a Skinner box, arranged in such a manner that they could stimulate themselves by pressing the lever. The results indicate that various places exist in the brain" where electrical stimulation is rewarding in the sense that the experimental animal will stimulate itself in these places frequently and regularly for long periods of time if permitted to do so." The reward phenomenon appears most reliably when the electrodes are placed in the septal region, where an extreme degree of control was observed.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
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