Sensory reinforcement of eyeblink rate in a decorticate human.
An unusual case of hydranencephaly was reported. The child survived for 19 years and showed evidence on three occasions of an increase in eyeblink rate with tactile reinforcement. Diagnosis was confirmed by an autopsy which revealed no preserved cortex in either hemisphere.
D000328:Adult; D000757:Anencephaly / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D003215:Conditioning, Eyelid / Q000502:physiology*; D003216:Conditioning, Operant / Q000502:physiology*; D005108:Extinction, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006832:Hydranencephaly / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D014110:Touch