Zagrodzka J, Brudnias-Stepowska Z, Fonberg E
Acta Neurobiol Exp (Wars). 1983;43(2):63-77.
Social dominance in predatory animals was tested before and after amygdala lesions. Cats after damage of dorsal part of amygdala did not show predatory behavior in group and lost their social rank in hierarchy, but in the same animals predatory attack remained unchanged in nonsocial situations. In the cat with medial amygdala lesions total abolishment of mouse-killing behavior was observed in both social and nonsocial situations. It has been concluded that amygdala plays an essential role in emotional-motivational mechanisms of predatory competitions as one of the forms of social behavior.
在杏仁核损伤前后对食肉动物的社会支配地位进行了测试。杏仁核背侧部分受损后的猫在群体中未表现出捕食行为，并在等级制度中失去了社会地位，但在相同动物中，捕食攻击在非社会情境中保持不变。在内侧杏仁核损伤的猫中，在社会和非社会情境中均观察到杀鼠行为完全消失。得出的结论是，杏仁核作为社会行为的一种形式，在捕食竞争的情绪-动机机制中起着至关重要的作用。
