Vp. Kulikov et al., INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT MOTOR REGIMES MODULATING SPONTANEOUS ACTIVITY ON BEHAVIOR OF RATS, Zurnal vyssej nervnoj deatelnosti im. I.P. Pavlova, 43(2), 1993, pp. 398-406
A method was developed of non-stressfull modulation of spontaneous mot
or activity of rats. Restraint of mobility was found to inhibit sponta
neous activity. Physiological stimulation of muscle activity by means
of complication of food-procuring behaviour was accompanied by increas
e of spontaneous activity. Physiological stimulation of motor activity
was characterized by stability of orienting-exploratory behaviour, em
otional reactivity, expression of <<freedom response>>, the best learn
ing and working abilities of the animals. Regimes with imposing or res
triction of muscle activity favoured the inhibition of spontaneous act
ivity and the decrease of efficiency of adaptive behaviour. Motor regi
mes accompanied by increase of spontaneous activity were found to be o
ptimal for adaptive behaviour.