A brain stem region essential for the classically conditioned but not unconditioned nictitating membrane response

John E. Desmond; John W. Moore

doi:10.1016/0031-9384(82)90171-8

A brain stem region essential for the classically conditioned but not unconditioned nictitating membrane response

John E. Desmond, John W. Moore

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Abstract

Radio-frequency lesions of the right dorsolateral pons severely impaired both acquisition and retention of the ipsilateral conditioned nictitating membrane response to both visual and auditory conditioned stimuli. Unconditioned responses were unaffected, and conditioning of the contralateral (left) eye was not impaired. These data suggest a critical role of the dorsolateral pons in the generation of conditioned responding in this preparation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1029-1033
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physiology and Behavior
Volume	28
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9384(82)90171-8
State	Published - Jun 1982
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Classical conditioning
Dorsolateral pontine lesions
Nictitating membrane response
Rabbit

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Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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A brain stem region essential for the classically conditioned but not unconditioned nictitating membrane response

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