Retention of a backward classically conitioned reflex response was investigated in the
spinal cat preparation. Facilitation of the flexion reflex was induced by the pairing of …

Four types of supporting evidence for inferences of biological constraints on conditioning are
evaluated:(1) unexpected failures to condition (discriminative leverpress avoidance);(2) …

Three intensities of the conditioned stimulus (CS) were used to investigate the role of
cutaneous fiber size on classical conditioning of the flexion reflex in the spinal cat …

Acute spinal cats were immobilized with lesions which produced either high or low mean
arterial blood pressures. These animals were assigned to classical conditioning or …

1 SPINAL PLASTICITY Page 1 1 SPINAL PLASTICITY Richard F. Thompson Neuroscience
Program University of Southern California University Park Los Angeles, CA 90089-2520 "Traditional …

Research has shown that spinal rats given shock to the hind leg when it is in an extended
position (contingent shock) will learn to maintain a flexion response. However, subjects that …

This volume contains a collection of papers written by former students, postdoctoral fellows,
and colleagues of Richard Thompson and represent written versions of papers presented at …

Over the past several decades, it has been shown that the spinal cord exhibits significant
adaptive plasticity during development and throughout life. This is normally a positive …

Muscle tension and single motor unit EMG recordings from a flexor muscle of acute spinal
cats were obtained during presentation of classical conditioning and control paradigms …

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate operant conditioning of potentials in the rat's
trigeminal complex evoked by stimulation of the primary descending trigeminal tract. The …