Effects of "animal hypnosis" on a rhythmic defensive dominant.
A defensive dominant was created in rabbits using rhythmic electrocutaneous stimulation of the left forelimb at a frequency of 0.5 Hz. After stimulation ended, the latent excitation state was tested using sound stimuli. Animals responded either with increases in non-rhythmic paw muscle activity or with rhythmic twitching of the paw at a frequency close to that of the electrocutaneous stimulation. After hypnotization, the incidence of rhythmic responses to the stimulation testing the dominant focus increased, while the incidence of non-rhythmic responses decreased.
Galashina
A G
AG
Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.
Kulikov
M A
MA
Bogdanov
A V
AV
D000818:Animals; D003214:Conditioning, Classical / Q000502:physiology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005552:Forelimb; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D046353:Immobility Response, Tonic / Q000502:physiology*; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D009433:Neural Inhibition / Q000502:physiology*; D046709:Pattern Recognition, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D010507:Periodicity; D011817:Rabbits