Effect of pimozide on self-stimulation thresholds under a continuous and fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 243-245

  Boye, Sandra M ^a   Rompré, Pierre Paul ^b,c  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Ctr de Rech de l'Hop du S   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pimozide; Reinforcement schedule; Reward

Indexed keywords

PIMOZIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SELF STIMULATION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030221714     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-4328(95)00239-1     Document Type: Article

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