Habituation in rodents: A review of behavior, neurobiology, and genetics

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1045-1064

  Leussis, Melanie P ^a   Bolivar, Valerie J ^b  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HT; Acetylcholine; Activity; Aging; Anxiety; Behavior; Development; Dopamine; Exploration; Genetics; Glutamate; Habituation; Learning; Memory; Mice; Open field; Rats

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; DOPAMINE RELEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE FUNCTION; HABITUATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; LIFESPAN; LOCOMOTION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RODENT; SENESCENCE; SEROTONIN RELEASE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GENETICS; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; NEUROBIOLOGY; RODENTIA;

EID: 33748162669     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2006.03.006     Document Type: Review

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