Detection of visual signals by rats: Effects of chlordiazepoxide and cholinergic and adrenergic drugs on sustained attention

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 230-241

  Bushnell, Philip J ^a   Oshiro, Wendy M ^a   Padnos, Beth K ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic; Arousal; Attention; Chlordiazepoxide; Cholinergic; Clonidine; Idazoxan; Mecamylamine; Muscarinic; Nicotine; Pilocarpine; Scopolamine; Signal detection

Indexed keywords

CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; IDAZOXAN; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINE; PILOCARPINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPONSE TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION; VISUAL THRESHOLD;

EID: 0030703227     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050446     Document Type: Article

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