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Small doses of methyl atropine attenuated heart rate deceleration following stimulation of the lateral septal area more than equally small doses of atropine sulphate. Neither drug seemed to affect hippocampal activity before or after stimulation. At times the electrical stimulation elicited seizure discharges in the hippocampus.
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This study was supported by the South African Council for Social Research. Based on a postgraduate honors thesis by B. M. Chalmers.
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Chalmers, B.M., Holdstock, T.L. Effects of atropine on heart rate and hippocampal EEG following septal stimulation in rats. Psychon Sci 16, 145–147 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336344
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