[Distinctions in the neuronal activity of the rabbit limbic cortex under different training strategies].

Rabbits were trained to perform a food-procuring behavioural reaction which consisted in pressing one of the two pedals to get food from one of the two feeders, located in the corners of the cage. Activity of limbic cortex neurons and duration of behavioural cycles varied according to different strategies of learning the same final behavioural act. Neurons which were specifically activated while performing one of the trained behavioural acts could be additionally activated. For neurons of similar specificity these activation appeared at different behavioural acts in accordance with the applied strategy, but always at the stage which in the training sequence preceded specific activation. It is concluded that preceding experience activates the following behaviour. Such kind of activation might play an important role in behavioural act sequence, especially in searching behaviour.