Shock avoidance in rats with unilateral lesions in the lateral hypothalamus.
Male albino rats bearing unilateral lateral hypothalamic lesions on either side were tested to acquire active shock avoidance in a two-way shuttle box. The retention of this task learned prior to the surgery was also studied. It was found that the unilateral hypothalamic lesion impaired both performance and no difference between sides was observed.
D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D004597:Electroshock; D007839:Functional Laterality; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats