[Induced facilitation in the ventral tegmentum area on the latency of biting evoked by hypothalamic stimulation in the cat].
The effects of VTA stimulation on the quiet biting attack evoked by hypothalamic activation in the cat, were studied. The reference value of the aggressive behaviour was the latency of the biting. Concurrent activation of both the hypothalamus and VTA determined a decrease of the biting latency, which depended on the parameters of VTA stimuli. The facilitatory effect of the dopaminergic mesolimbic system on the attack behaviour is emphasized.
D000374:Aggression / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000502:physiology*; D013681:Tegmentum Mesencephali / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors
Facilitazione indotta dall'area ventrale tegmentale sulla latenza del biting evocato per stimolazione ipotalamica, nel gatto.