Two feeding syndromes following surgical isolation of the hypothalamus in rats

Gaylord D. Ellison; Charles A. Sorenson; Barry L. Jacobs

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Two feeding syndromes following surgical isolation of the hypothalamus in rats

Gaylord D. Ellison, Charles A. Sorenson, Barry L. Jacobs

Psychology

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When the hypothalamus was circumsected using acute procedures, 31 albino rats either showed immediate feeding behavior in spite of extensive hypothalamic destruction, or with large lesions were immediately aphagic although behaviorally responsive in other ways. When chronic procedures were used 64 albino rats were either aphagic for long periods of time, or showed traces of feeding behavior within a few days following lesioning and gradually increasing intake. Ss' short period of initial total aphagia appeared to be a reflection of general arousal difficulties rather than a specific feeding deficit. Several differences between these feeding syndromes and that of the S with lateral hypothalamic lesions is attributed to the additional elimination of medial hypothalamic inhibitory influences on feeding in the circumsected animals. (29 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	173-188
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
Volume	70
Issue number	2 PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/h0028705
State	Published - Feb 1970

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hypothalamic lesions, immediate feeding vs. aphagia, acute vs. chronic procedures, rat

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