A verification of psychostimulant-induced improvement in sustained attention in rats: Effects of d-amphetamine, nicotine, and pemoline

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-21

  Grilly, David M ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; NICOTINE; PEMOLINE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

EID: 0034088246     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1064-1297.8.1.14     Document Type: Article

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