Attack Elicited by Stimulation of the Thalamus of Cats
- 5 June 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 144 (3623), 1249-1250
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.144.3623.1249
Abstract
Electrical stimulation of sites in the medial thalamus leads to attack upon rats. This attack summates with attack elicited by hypothalamic stimulation. Stimulation of other thalamic sites suppresses hypothalamic attack, while excitation of still others facilitates it.Keywords
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