Serial-probe recognition in rhesus macaques: Effects of midazolam

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 555-561

  Myers, Todd M ^a   Clark, Matthew G ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine anticonvulsant; Choice latency; Midazolam; Operant touch screen response; Rhesus monkeys; Sample stimulus reaction time; Short term recognition memory; Visual conditional discrimination

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; RESPONSE TIME; RHESUS MONKEY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDAZOLAM; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEIZURES;

MACACA MULATTA;

EID: 33846246035     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2006.10.009     Document Type: Article

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