Somatosensory Responses of Bulboreticular Units in Awake Cat: Relation to Escape-Producing Stimuli
- 2 July 1971
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 173 (3991), 77-80
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.173.3991.77
Abstract
In awake, unrestrained cats, bulboreticular neurons respond after electrical stimulation of cutaneous nerve with increasing discharge as stimulus intensity is raised to levels eliciting escape behavior. These cells discharge most vigorously to noxious natural somatic stimuli and are not driven by other sensory modalities. Electrical stimulation through the recording microelectrode also elicits escape, which further suggests bulboreticular participation in pain sensory mechanisms.Keywords
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