Table 2.

Percent error in learning visual discrimination problems for auditory secondary reinforcement

Preoperative learning trialsPostoperative learning trials
12341234
A149.010.56.52.539.55.52.01.0
A246.515.511.58.539.024.015.010.5
A343.030.517.010.054.528.024.012.0
A42-a47.237.526.219.246.040.532.525.5
Mean46.423.515.310.144.824.518.412.3
  • Numerals indicate the mean percent error obtained on trials 1–4 for problems learned in the last 5 of 20 sessions administered before surgery (preoperative learning) and the last 5 of 20 sessions administered after surgery (postoperative learning). A1–A4 are monkeys with excitotoxic amygdala lesions.

  • F2-a  Did not reach criterion. Used mean score for last 15 sessions before operation.