Flynn W E, Hawkins M F, Tedford W H
J Comp Physiol Psychol. 1979 Dec;93(6):1053-66. doi: 10.1037/h0077634.
Lesions of the septum in animal subjects are known to produce an increase in aggressiveness and an increase in water intake. A series of experiments was carried out to examine the possibility that aggression was secondary to hyperdipsia. When rats with septal lesions were restricted to preoperative levels of water intake, aggression scores declined significantly. When animals without lesions were preloaded, with either water or saline, aggression increased. Neither decreased shock threshold nor increased cell hydration provided a full explanation for the results. It is suggested that the aversive nature of the stomach turgescence caused by increased water intake may be an additional mediating factor in septal aggression.
已知动物实验对象的中隔损伤会导致攻击性增强和饮水量增加。进行了一系列实验来检验攻击行为是继发于饮水过多的可能性。当限制患有中隔损伤的大鼠的饮水量至术前水平时，攻击分数显著下降。当给没有损伤的动物预先摄入水或盐水时，攻击性增强。休克阈值降低和细胞水合作用增加都不能完全解释这些结果。有人提出，饮水增加引起的胃膨胀的厌恶性可能是中隔攻击行为中的一个额外中介因素。
