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Brain Research

Volume 37, Issue 2, 25 February 1972, Pages 173-185
Brain Research

The effects of cortical ablations on digital usage in the rat

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Abstract

The ability of rats to perform a discrete digital task after cortical lesions was studied. Six out of 8 rats with bilateral, frontal cortex ablation demonstrated a large drop in performance levels which persisted througout the 3 month testing period. Animals with occipital cortex lesions showed no postoperative drop in performance.

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    Presented to the Universityof Florida in partial fullfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

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    Present address: Department of Anatomy, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, La. 70112, U.S.A.

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