Behavioral approaches to the assessment of attention in animals

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 138, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 231-259

  Bushnell, Philip J ^a   Bushnell, P J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal; Assessment; Attention; Behavioral procedure; Cognitive process; Validity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ACETYLCHOLINE; AMPHETAMINE; APOMORPHINE; BICUCULLINE; CAFFEINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; CLOZAPINE; DOPAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; IBOTENIC ACID; IDAZOXAN; MECAMYLAMINE; MESORIDAZINE; METHYLSCOPOLAMINE; MUSCIMOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NICOTINE; PENTOBARBITAL; QUISQUALIC ACID; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN; SPIPERONE; THIORIDAZINE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ATTENTION; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONDITIONING; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HUMAN; MEMORY; MODEL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STIMULUS;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031880184     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050668     Document Type: Review

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