title: Habituation of electrically induced readiness to gnaw.
abstract: Electrical stimulation of the hypothalamus in prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) produced a readiness to gnaw which decreased over time, exhibited spontaneous recovery, and could be dishabituated by foot shock. The response decrement was in part habituatory and could modify the interaction between a stimulation-induced readiness to gnaw and a physiologically induced hunger. Functional plasticity of stimulation-induced behavior might be accounted for, in part, by habituation.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Cain
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Skriver
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Carlson