An evaluation of response rate as a measure of rewarding intracranial stimulation.

Positive reinforcement produced by electrical stimulation of septal area and other regions of rat brain.

1954 • 3,047 citations

Self-Stimulation of the Brain

1958 • 403 citations

A preliminary mapping of electrical reinforcing effects in the rat brain.

1956 • 138 citations

Effects of hunger and male sex hormone on self-stimulation of the brain.

1958 • 125 citations

Reward Schedules and Behavior Maintained by Intracranial Self-Stimulation

1955 • 102 citations

The effect of food and water deprivation upon intracranial self-stimulation.

1957 • 72 citations

The relationship between stimulation voltage and rate of hypothalamic self-stimulation in the rat.

1958 • 72 citations

Motivational variables affecting the rate of behavior maintained by intracranial stimulation.

1960 • 44 citations

Rewarding Properties of Intracranial Stimulation

1960 • 30 citations