Question

In work with rabbits, richard thompson showed that one type of procedural memory, classical conditioning of an eye blink response, depends on activity in the ________.

Answer 1

The answer is the electromyogram (EMG) activity.

Richard Thomson uses this in classical conditioning using the eye blinks to determine behavior. EMG is based on orbicularis oculi muscle of the eye that gives control over the eyelids of an animal. According to his study, this is related to behavioral actions.