Operant conditioning of trigeminal nuclear evoked potentials

M. M. Heinricher, J. P. Rosenfeld, R. Dowman

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate operant conditioning of potentials in the rat's trigeminal complex evoked by stimulation of the primary descending trigeminal tract. The amplitude of the prominent component of the potential, with a peak at 10 to 22 msec after the stimulus, was conditioned. Reinforcement was electrical stimulation of the medial forebrain bundle. A bidirectional conditioning paradigm was used to control for noncontingent effects of the reinforcer. Eight of the thirteen animals demonstrated control of the evoked potential. Application of the neural conditioning paradigm to the investigation of loci of neuronal plasticity is discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)353-358
Number of pages6
JournalBrain Research Bulletin
Volume7
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1981
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Operant conditioning Evoked potentials Trigeminal nucleus Biofeedback

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience

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