Preliminary data suggested that latent inhibition developed rapidly in rats with unilateral electrode placement in the mesencephalic reticular formation. The present study suggests that electrode placement in such rats is irrelevant to this effect, as rats with implants in other structures as well as unimplanted rats showed the rapid development of latent inhibition.
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