Date of Award
1978
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
Supervisor
R. J. Racine
Language
English
Abstract
No differences were found between muricidal and non-muricidal or between ranacidal and non-ranacidal hooded rats in septal or amygdaloid after-discharge thresholds. Bilateral kindling or bilateral sub-threshold stimulation of the amygdala or septum did not induce or inhibit muricide or ranacide or facilitate intraspecific aggression. Bilateral kindling of the amygdala or septum tended to impair performance on a passive avoidance task but sub-threshold stimulation of these regions did not.
Recommended Citation
Bawden, Harry Noel, "The Effects of Bilateral Kindling or Bilateral Sub-threshold Stimulation of the Amygdala or Septum on Muricide, Ranacide, Intraspecific Aggression and Passive Avoidance in the Rat" (1978). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4487.
http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/opendissertations/4487
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