Jeez! My main reaction to these posts is "poor kittie cats!" Joan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > 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]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
