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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.advisor | Morrison, G.R. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Potter, Wendy K. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-28T16:13:06Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-02-28T16:13:06Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1967-05 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/25308 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Three groups of rats were tested both before and after the bilateral ablation of the taste sensory cortex. The first group, exposed to quinine hydrochloride (QHCL) in a two-bottle preference situation, showed a large deficit postoperatively, but these were considerably reduced by the fourth postoperative week. A second group, tested for sodium chloride (NaCl) discrimination in a modified signal detection situation, also showed significant postoperative impairment. A third group, QHCL discrimination, was discarded for failure to learn the detection task. The results which were very unclear compared with NaCl discrimination and QHCL preference. It is concluded that preference tests are unsatisfactory measures of taste sensitivity unless the stimuli possess extreme aversive or preferred qualities. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Somatosensory Cortex | en_US |
dc.subject | Taste discrimination | en_US |
dc.title | Ablation of the Somatosensory Cortex for Taste: Effects on Taste Preference and Taste Discrimination Behavior | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Psychology | en_US |
dc.description.degreetype | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Arts (MA) | en_US |
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