Ibotenate-induced total septal lesions reduce resistance to extinction but spare the partial reinforcement extinction effect in the rat.
Rats were given sham operations, vehicle injections, or injections of the axon-sparing excitotoxin ibotenic acid into the septum. In Experiment 1, behavioural testing commenced 16 days after the operation; in Experiment 2 behavioural testing commenced following testing on another task, 31 days after...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1989
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