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About the Neuronal Mechanism of Lateral Hypothalamic Self-Stimulation Response

Neurons and Cognition 2011-10-19 v1 Cell Behavior

Abstract

The experimental part of this study has shown that hunger motivation may be evoked by a long-term (10=180 s) continuous electrical stimulation of the "hunger center" at a current of 133.6{\pm}8.1 mkA. Positive emotions were caused by electrostimulation at the same current intensity but short-term duration (0.3-0.5 s). A positive feeling elicited by electrostimulation of the motivation center can be explained in terms of the adaptation (polarization) theory of motivation and emotion (Murik, 2001, 2005).

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@article{arxiv.1110.3933,
  title  = {About the Neuronal Mechanism of Lateral Hypothalamic Self-Stimulation Response},
  author = {Sergey E. Murik},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.3933},
  year   = {2011}
}

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17 pages, 4 figures; Journal article in Russian