[Oriented rat movement in a rotating system].
In experiments with rotating of rats, their avoidance responce was studied: rats moved into the central portion. The 7 degrees or 15 degrees pitch of the central portion's walls caused significant moving of rats towards a square peripheral portion. When experimenting in darkness, the moving--towards--center response was restored, while under illumination the preference of the peripheral portion was again revealed in the rats obtained are are regarded as confirming the hypothesis of taht the moving--to center response during rotation is due to discrepancy between the vestibular and the visual systems of coordinates in peripheral portions of centrifuge.
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