DISTINCTIONS IN ACTIVITY OF NEURONS OF TH E LIMBIC CORTEX DEPENDING ON DIFFERENT STRATEGIES OF TRAINING

Rabbits were trained to perform a food-procuring behavioural reaction which consisted in pressing one of the two pedals to get food from one of the two feeders, located in the corners of the cage. Activity of l imbic cortex neurons and duration of behavioral cycles varied accordin g to different strategies of learning the same behavioural act. Neuron s which were specifically activated while peforming one of the trained behavioral acts could be additionally activated. For neurons of simil ar specificity these activation appeared at different behavioural acts in accordance with the applied strategy, but always at the stage whic h in the training sequence preceded specific activation. It is conclud ed that preceding experience activates the following behaviour. Such k ind of activation might play an important role in behavioural act sequ ence, especially behavior.