Abstract
The dimensions of a 2 × 2 factorial design with 8 Ss per cell were injection of Flaxedil or saline, and paired or unpaired presentations of a tone CS and shock US. Rabbits, either immobilized by Flaxedil or run in the normal state, revealed reliable conditioning of heart-rate deceleration, blood pressure elevation, and neocortical desynchronization. The results suggested that the classically conditioned heart-rate deceleration is essentially autonomic, and that this heart-rate deceleration reflects a compensatory response to a sympathetically induced elevation in blood pressure. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 98-104 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 1967 |
Keywords
- conditioned stimulus
- curare
- curarization
- Flaxedil
- heart-rate classical conditioning
- rabbits
- unconditioned stimulus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)