Abstract
Electrical stimulation of the medial amygdaloid nucleus (AME) produces a behavioral state in male rats that resembles the postejaculatory interval, but electrical recording from cells in the AME shows that they become active earlier in sexual behavior, around the time that the male first appears to become aware of estrus in the female. In an attempt to resolve which feature of sexual behavior was mediated by the AME, we stimulated the structure bilaterally in freely behaving males using voltage levels too low to produce the postejaculatory interval. We found that electrical activation of this kind facilitated sexual behavior when it would not otherwise occur (i.e., in the presence of a nonestrous female). However, the stimuli suppressed sexual behavior when it would normally occur (i.e., in the presence of a nonestrous female). We discuss alternative interpretations of the results in the context of a general model for the central organization of sexual behavior in males.
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