AbstractsPsychology
On the role of the rat septal area in inhibition.
| Institution: | McGill University |
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| Department: | Department of Psychology. |
| Degree: | PhD |
| Year: | 1965 |
| Keywords: | Psychology. |
| Record ID: | 1570758 |
| Full text PDF: | http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile117841.pdf |
Abstract
The limbic system has long been thought of as an important regulator of behavioral and physiological homeostasis. Its role in motivation and emotion has held particular interest for investigators (MacLean, 1958: Mason & Brady, 1964; Papez, 1937; Stellar, 1960). More recently, its role in somatomotor function has received attention (Delgado, 1964: Gerbrandt, in press; Kaada, 1951). [...]
