Effect of electric field in conditioned aversion response.
Harakawa S, Nedachi T, Hori T, Takahashi K, Tochio K, Inoue N. · 2008
View Original AbstractRats conditioned with a 50 Hz electric field did not show the expected aversion response to light, suggesting the field interfered with their behavior.
Plain English Summary
Researchers examined how a 50 Hz sinusoidal electric field affected the voluntary behavior of Wistar rats using a conditioned place aversion response based on an aversive behavior against light environment. Rats conditioned without the electric field spent significantly less time in the white place, while rats conditioned with the electric field did not show such changes. The researchers considered that the aversion response to the light environment was interfered by exposure to the electric field.
Why This Matters
The study used a place aversion test in which Wistar rats' aversive behavior against a light environment was the basis for the paradigm. When the electric field was present during conditioning, rats did not develop the expected avoidance of the light environment. The researchers suggested that interference in recognition of brightness via the electric field's effect on the visual system, or a direct effect on the central nervous system's learning system, could be factors behind the result. It was also noted that rats possibly sensed exposure to the electric field as preferable, and further studies were said to be needed to confirm which factor functioned.
Exposure Details
- Electric Field
- 16000 V/m
- Source/Device
- 50 Hz
- Exposure Duration
- 30 min/day on 6 days
Exposure Context
This study used 16000 V/m for electric fields:
- 53.3Kx above the Building Biology guideline of 0.3 V/m
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Study Details
The aim of the present study was to estimate whether rat sense exogenous electric field (EF) including one used in our previous studies.
Employing a conditioned place aversion response paradigm based on an aversive behavior against light...
Following conditioning without EF, the times spent in white place in rats was significantly shortene...
. In addition, it was remained that rat possibly sense exposure to EF as preferable. In order to confirm which factor functioned, further studies are needed.
Show BibTeX
@article{s_2008_effect_of_electric_field_256,
author = {Harakawa S and Nedachi T and Hori T and Takahashi K and Tochio K and Inoue N.},
title = {Effect of electric field in conditioned aversion response.},
year = {2008},
url = {https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jvms/70/6/70_6_611/_article/-char/ja/},
}