Specific and permanent deficits in instrumental avoidance responding following forebrain ablation in the goldfish.
- 1 January 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
- Vol. 63 (1), 111-116
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0024143
Abstract
Thirty-nine goldfish, either normal, sham operated, or forebrain ablated, were tested in the acquisition, extinction, and retention of an instrumental avoidance response with either a short or long delay between operations and testing. Forebrain removal severaly impaired or prevented acquisition, greatly reduced resistance to extinction, and completely abolished a previously learned response. The deficits were permanent[long dash]an 8-wk. delay between operations and testing did not result in improved performances. Median escape latencies did not differ between groups, indicating that the deficit is specific to avoidance learning.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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