Early Afferent Reactions in Caudate Nucleus and Neocortex during Consolidation and Extinction of Conditioned

Experiments in cats revealed a clear-cut dependence of the early complex (up to 100 msec) of evoked potentials recorded in the caudate nucleus and temporal cortex on biological relevance of the stimulus (presence or absence of alimentary signal), with constant physical parameters. The early complex of evoked potentials can reflect activity of the mechanisms preventing non-specific motor response to exteroceptive stimulus, although it does not exclude processing the stimulus-carried information during generation of evoked potentials.