| Abstract: | Hypothesized that damage to the hippocampus would reduce tonic immobility in rabbits. 2 measures were used with 14 implanted and 6 control Dutch Belt rabbits: the number of successful inductions of tonic immobility in a test session and the duration of each successful immobilization. Both of these measures increased in Ss with hippocampal lesions rather than decreased as expected. It is suggested that the hippocampus may act to suppress any ongoing dominant or prepotent response, whether the response involves movement or cessation of movement. (28 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
