Effects of microinjection of scopolamine into the neostriatum of rats on performance of a food conditioned reflex at different levels of fixation

Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 312-318

  Tikhonravov, D L ^a   Shapovalova, K B ^a   Dyubkacheva, T A ^a  

^a PAVLOV INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Movement feeding reflex; Neostriatum; Scopolamine; Stage of movement learning

Indexed keywords

MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NEOSTRIATUM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FOOD; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NEOSTRIATUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SCOPOLAMINE;

EID: 0031131856     PISSN: 00970549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02462901     Document Type: Article

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