Baclofen dose-dependently disrupts learning in a place avoidance task requiring cognitive coordination

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 97, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 507-511

  Stuchlik, Ales ^a   Vales, Karel ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Cognitive coordination; GABA B receptor; Place avoidance; Place navigation; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BACLOFEN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GABA AGONISTS; LEARNING DISORDERS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REACTION TIME; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 67349213260     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.03.024     Document Type: Article

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