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. 1970 Sep;14(2):213–218. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1970.14-213

The development and the extinction of hyperthermia induced by conditioned avoidance behavior in rats1

Alexandra Delini-Stula
PMCID: PMC1333722  PMID: 5491006

Abstract

Hyperthermia was observed at the end of each conditioning session in rats trained to avoid electric shocks by jumping on a platform. The temperature rise was also observed after the conditioned behavioral response was well established and was elicited even in the absence of shocks. There was no tendency for the hyperthermia to diminish over the course of nine extinction sessions.

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