Subcortical mechanisms in learning. III. Brightness discrimination.
- 1 August 1938
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative Psychology
- Vol. 26 (1), 93-107
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0062191
Abstract
The performance of a group of rats with subcortical lesions was compared with that of a group of control animals on a brightness discrimination problem. Lesions in structures ant. to the thalamus had little or no effect upon the rate of learning, while destruction in the thalamus, pretectal area, and optic nerves produced retardation. No single structure was found to be essential for the formation of the habit. Various theories of cerebral function were considered, and that of vicarious functioning was shown to fit the exptl. findings best.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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