Michael Britt said: "A sleep study using cats. TIPS strikes again!"
Michael- Remember, for example, the research on the RAS? This research demonstrated that stimulation of the system in a cat, even in stalk or pouncing on prey, would result in immediate sleep? :) Cats make great electrode implant "patients" since their small and dense skulls make for very strong seating of the electrodes. The same qualities make removal of their brains somewhat more difficult. Tim _______________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Psychology The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and systems "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker -----Original Message----- From: Michael Britt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat 8/16/2008 1:29 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Cats in psychological research I remember there being a lot of vision research on cats but I hadn't heard of sleep research. Blaine Peden suggested doing a psychINFO search using "cats" and specifiying "subjects" - I didn't know you could do that but indeed you can and voila! More citations than I can shake a stick at, including this one: "Long-term changes in sleep and electroencephalographic activity by chronic vagus nerve stimulation in cats." A sleep study using cats. TIPS strikes again! Thanks all, Michael Britt [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.thepsychfiles.com On Aug 16, 2008, at 3:01 PM, DeVolder Carol L wrote: > There are many studies conducted using cats. Continuing vision > research and sleep studies are just a few that come to mind right > now, but there are many others. > Carol > > > > Carol L. DeVolder, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > Chair, Department of Psychology > St. Ambrose University > 518 West Locust Street > Davenport, Iowa 52803 > > Phone: 563-333-6482 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: http://web.sau.edu/psychology/psychfaculty/cdevolder.htm > > The contents of this message are confidential and may not be shared > with anyone without permission of the sender. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Brandon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sat 8/16/2008 1:00 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] Cats in psychological research > > I believe that Hubel and Wiesel's early visual system research was > done with cats. > > On Aug 16, 2008, at 12:53 PM, Michael Britt wrote: > >> This question is prompted by the fact that we just got a cat: I was >> wondering who else used cats in their research besides Thorndike. I >> know Thorndike's used cats in his infamous puzzle boxes to >> substantiate the "law" of effect, but any other well known >> psychological studies use cats? > > Paul Brandon > Emeritus Professor of Psychology > Minnesota State University, Mankato > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])<winmail.dat> --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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