ON CENTRAL AND AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM MECHANISMS IN CONDITIONING, LEARNING, AND PERFORMANCE,

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Abstract:

Summary the autonomic nervous system is definitely tied in with this whole intricate neural network underlying reinforcement and information concerning changes in the autonomic nervous system under all the different conditions of positive and negative reinforcement should be invaluable in working towards a clearer understanding of reinforcement mechanisms. Combined with behavioural observations and electrical recordings from the brain, the peripheral autonomic changes, in reflecting activity in central mechanisms upstream, may help reveal the neural mechanisms that are essential for reinforcement. Author

Author(s):
Malmo, Robert B.
Author Organization(s):
ALLAN MEMORIAL INST OF PSYCHIATRY MONTREAL (QUEBEC)
Supplementary Note:
Research supported in part by Office of the Surgeon General, Dept. of the Army, Washington, D. C., and Public Health Service, Washington, D. C. Pub. in Canadian Journal of Psychology v17 n1 p1-36 Mar 1963 (Copies available only to DDC users).
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Reprint: On central and autonomic nervous system mechanisms in conditioning, learning, and performance.
Pagination:
0038

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Collection: TR
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Descriptor(s):
(*BRAIN, STIMULATION(PHYSIOLOGY)), (*AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM, CONDITIONED RESPONSE), (*CONDITIONED RESPONSE, AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM), CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, LEARNING, BEHAVIOR, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY, MOTIVATION, PULSE RATE, STRESS(PHYSIOLOGY), ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY, ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, RATS, CANADA
Keyword(s):
HEART, REINFORCEMENT(PSYCHOLOGY)
Report Date:
1962 Aug 29