Increased firing of neurons in the posterior hypothalamus which precede classically conditioned pupillary dilations

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 111-121

  Cassady, J Michael ^a  

^a Consultant Services ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; classical conditioning; conditioned pupillary dilation; dorsal hypothalamus; posterior hypothalamus; proper controls; thalamus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CAT; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL;

EID: 0030272179     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-4328(96)00026-5     Document Type: Article

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