Effect of central 5-hydroxytryptamine depletion on performance in the free-operant psychophysical procedure: Facilitation of switching, but no effect on temporal differentiation of responding

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 166-173

  Chiang, T J ^a   Al Ruwaitea, A S A ^a   Ho, Ho ^a   Bradshaw, C M ^a   Szabadi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5,7 Dihydroxytryptamine; 5 Hydroxytryptamine; Operant behaviour; Switching; Timing

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; 5,7 DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; MEDIAN RAPHE NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

5,7-DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MICROINJECTIONS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGENTS;

EID: 0032946847     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050932     Document Type: Article

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