In the 1950s, James Olds Used Electrical Stimulation on the Brains

question 62

Multiple Choice

In the 1950s, James Olds used electrical stimulation on the brains of rats and discovered

• A)the aggressive center of the brain.
• B)the pleasure center of the brain.
• C)that rats did not like to have their brains electrically stimulated.
• D)that rats had no brains.

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