A hypothetical construct to evaluate intracranial stimulation as a source of motivation.
An explanation is offered for the excessive continued responding found when intracranial stimulation is the primary source of motivation for learning. A response pattern which appears cannot be easily broken.
D000818:Animals; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D051381:Rats; D012201:Reward; D012653:Self Stimulation