Aversive and attractive properties of electrical stimulation for Paramecium caudatum

被引:4
作者
Armus, HL [1 ]
Montgomery, AR [1 ]
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[1] Univ Toledo, Dept Psychol, Toledo, OH 43606 USA
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10.2466/PR0.89.6.342-344
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B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Although there are data to show that mild electrical stimulation from a cathode source can serge as positive or attractive stimulus for paramecia, the properties of anode stimulation have not been clear. This research gibes evidence to support the previously reported positive properties of cathode stimulation but showed chat anode stimulation has opposite (negative or aversive) properties.
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