Sex differences in operant discrimination behaviour in an animal model of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-82

  Berger, David F ^a   Sagvolden, Terje ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Activity; AD HD; ADD; ADHD; Animal model; Attention; Attention deficit disorder; Discrimination; Females; Hyperactivity; Hyperkinesis; Impulsiveness; Males; Oestrus cycle; Reinforcement schedule; Sex differences; Spontaneously hypertensive rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; IMPULSIVENESS; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTIVATION; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032127161     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(97)00171-X     Document Type: Article

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