The pharmacology of impulsive behaviour in rats: The effects of drugs on response choice with varying delays of reinforcement

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-170

  Evenden, J L ^a   Ryan, C N ^a  

^a Research and Development at Scania Technical Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

citalopram; d amphetamine; diazepam; haloperidol; imipramine; impulsivity; lever pressing; rats

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CITALOPRAM; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; METERGOLINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMPULSIVENESS; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; METERGOLINE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029824967     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050121     Document Type: Article

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