Facilitated acquisition of the classically conditioned eyeblink response in women taking oral contraceptives

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 821-828

  Beck, Kevin D ^a,b,c   McLaughlin, Joselyn ^a,b   Bergen, Michael T ^a,b   Cominski, Tara P ^a   Moldow, Roberta L ^a,b,d   Servatius, Richard J ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Stress and Motivated Behavior Institute

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classical conditioning; Eyeblink; Human; Menstrual cycle; Motor coordination; Oral contraceptives; Startle

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLINKING; CONDITIONING, EYELID; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; GLUCURONIDES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANEDIOL; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57149143982     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e32831c3b82     Document Type: Article

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