Latent inhibition threshold in Roman high-avoidance rats: A psychogenetic model of abnormalities in attentional filter?

Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 257-263

  Fernández Teruel, Alberto ^a,b   Blazquez G ^a   Perez M ^a   Aguilar, R ^a   Canete T ^a   Guitart, M ^a   Gimenez Llort L ^a   Tobena A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE NEUROCIÈNCIES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal models; Attentional deficits; Latent inhibition; RHA rats; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DISEASE MODEL; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESCAPE REACTION; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33746887453     PISSN: 11399287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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