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Previous research indicated that an oscillation effect resulted during sequential alternation of unilateral amygdaloid stimulation with consistent low-latency values for one side and consistent high values for the contralateral one. In this study only one trial of stimulation was applied before alternating to the opposite side. The oscillation tendency resulted under this condition in a similar fashion as in previous studies in which stimulation was continued with one side until six convulsions occurred.
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This research was supported by a grant from the President’s National Research Council Fund (York University).
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Gaito, J. Trial-by-trial alternation of unilateral amygdaloid stimulation. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 12, 47–49 (1978). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329620
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