Rodent model of attention: The 5-choice serial reaction time task

Current Protocols in Pharmacology

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 41, 2008, Pages

  Higgins, Guy A ^a   Breysse, Nathalie ^b  

^a BioQuest Innovations Inc   (Canada)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognition; Drug discovery; Methodology; Mouse; Nicotine; Rat

Indexed keywords

2 (2 CHLORO 5 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYLIMINO)IMIDAZOLIDINE; 2 (6 CHLORO 5 FLUORO 1 INDOLYL) 1 METHYLETHYLAMINE; 2 DIPROPYLAMINO 8 HYDROXYTETRALIN; 3 ETHYNYL 5 (1 METHYL 2 PYRROLIDINYL)PYRIDINE FUMARATE; 4 IODO 2,5 DIMETHOXYAMPHETAMINE; 6 CHLORO 5 METHYL 1 [[2 [(2 METHYL 3 PYRIDYL)OXY] 5 PYRIDYL]CARBAMOYL]INDOLINE; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMPHETAMINE; AR R17779; ATIPAMEZOLE; CAFFEINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DHBETAE; DONEPEZIL; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; EPIBATIDINE; HALOPERIDOL; MECAMYLAMINE; MODAFINIL; NICOTINE; ONDANSETRON; PRAZOSIN; RACLOPRIDE; S 33138; S331138; SCH23390; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN AGONIST; SIB1764F; SPIRO[1 AZABICYCLO[2.2.2]OCTANE 3,2' THIAZOLIDINE] 2' ONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VOLINANSERIN;

5 CHOICE SERIAL REACTION TIME TEST; ACCURACY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ATTENTION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; MENTAL TASK; MOUSE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; REACTION TIME; REWARD;

EID: 57349168086     PISSN: 19348282     EISSN: 19348290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/0471141755.ph0549s41     Document Type: Review

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