Dorsal pressure differentially affects patterning of locomotor activity in rats.
This study tested the generalizations that cutaneous pressure will induce immobility effecting various patterns of locomotor activity and that various intensities of pressure will effect those activities. Dorsal pressure (5 and 9 kg) resulted in immobility and suppressed various measures of horizontal and vertical locomotor activities, as well as margin and corner time, but has no effect upon various measures of stereotypy. The differential intensity of dorsal pressure was related to only measures of rearing behaviors.
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Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.
D000818:Animals; D007103:Immobilization / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D009333:Neck; D011312:Pressure; D051381:Rats; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*