During the late sixties and early seventies there were a series of
experiments using intracranial stimulation on human subjects. Amygdaloid
stimulation was included in them. They were reviewed extensively in a
book called Brain Control by Elliot Valenstein. The original experiments
were done by Robert Heath.
There's lots of fascinating material in them. Attempts to "cure" a
homosexual by allowing the subject to stimulate his own septal region
while whatching strait porn films. Heath claimed success.
This should give you a good starting point.
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On Mon, 23 Jan 1995, Simon R. Schultz wrote:
> I recently read of experiments where electrical stimulation of the amygdala
> was shown to lead to intense emotional feelings in the subject. (I think it was in Lynch & Ambros-Ingerson's monograph "Memory's Highway", but I don't have their email addresses). However, no reference was given on this (it was just an 'aside'.) Does anyone know the reference? I'd be intrigued to know how such an
