Olds and Milner experiment

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gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Peter_Milner
gptkb:James_Olds
gptkbp:field neuroscience
gptkbp:foundIn discovery of brain reward system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Olds and Milner experiment
gptkbp:influenced research on addiction
research on motivation
gptkbp:location gptkb:McGill_University
gptkbp:method electrical stimulation of the brain
gptkbp:publishedIn Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
gptkbp:relatedTo dopamine system
reward pathway
intracranial self-stimulation
gptkbp:result rats repeatedly pressed lever to self-stimulate
gptkbp:significance demonstrated existence of pleasure centers in the brain
gptkbp:stimulatedRegion septal area
medial forebrain bundle
gptkbp:subject rats
gptkbp:year 1954
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Olds
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7