Which of the following treatments in rats would be expected to increase locomotion and enhance the amount of cortical arousal evident in an EEG record?
a. electrical stimulation of the frontal cortex
b. damage to the locus coeruleus
c. damage to the raphe nuclei
d. electrical stimulation of the raphe nuclei
e. injection of high levels of GABA into the raphe nuclei
Answer: d. electrical stimulation of the raphe nuclei
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