Lead, attention, and impulsive behavior: Changes in a fixed-ratio waiting-for-reward paradigm

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 545-552

  Brockel, Becky J ^a   Cory Slechta, Deborah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Delay of reinforcement; Fixed ratio; Impulsivity; Lead

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMPULSIVENESS; LEAD POISONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; LEAD; MALE; RATS; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; REWARD;

EID: 0032100597     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(98)00023-9     Document Type: Article

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