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[Induced facilitation in the ventral tegmentum area on the latency of biting evoked by hypothalamic stimulation in
Bollettino Della Societa Italiana Di Biologia Sperimentale
|October 30, 1984
Abstract:
The effects of VTA stimulation on the quiet biting attack evoked by hypothalamic activation in the cat, were studied. The reference value of the aggressive behaviour was the latency of the biting. Concurrent activation of both the hypothalamus and VTA determined a decrease of the biting latency, which depended on the parameters of VTA stimuli. The facilitatory effect of the dopaminergic mesolimbic system on the attack behaviour is emphasized.