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Self-administration of psychoactive substances by the monkey
(Springer-Verlag, 1969-01)
A method has been developed which permits monkeys to self-administer drug solutions, at will, through indwelling intravenous catheters. Psychological dependence on the effects of a drug occurs when a naive monkey voluntarily ...
Differential actions of m and n cholinergic agonists on the brainstem activating system
(Elsevier, 1969-03)
The differential actions of i.v. arecoline and nicotine were determined on neocortical and limbic system EEG activation in acute rostral and caudal midbrain transected cats. All animals were prepared under diethyl ether ...
Pharmacological patterns in subcortical reinforcement behavior
(Elsevier, 1963-12)
By means of intercurrent hypothalamic positive reinforcement and tegmental negative reinforcement tests, drug actions on two different brain-stimulated behaviors were assessed simultaneously. Chlorpromazine at 2 mg/kg was ...
Effects of anxiety-relieving drugs on unit discharges in hippocampus, reticular midbrain, and pre-optic area in the freely moving rat
(Elsevier, 1969-03)
The effects on unit discharges of various doses of the compounds chlordiazepoxide, meprobamate, sodium pentobarbital, and diazepam were studied in the unanesthetized, unrestrained rat. Recordings of action potentials were ...
Autonomic and psychic effects of yohimbine hydrochloride
(Springer-Verlag, 1961-03)
Yohimbine in a dose of 0.5 mg/kg has been given to 51 male mental hospital subjects and nine normal volunteers.
Regional inhibition of sympathetic tone during shivering and induced muscle contraction,
(Elsevier, 1966-07)
Adrenergic vasoconstriction evoked by the stimulation of the decentralized lumbar sympathetic chain can be inhibited during muscle contraction induced by shivering, sciatic nerve stimulation, or activation of the viscero-somatic ...
Use of the cortical epinephrine pressor response in rabbits as a diagnostic test for schizophrenia
(Springer-Verlag, 1963-09)
1. A careful replication of the Minz and Walaszek test failed to demonstrate its reliability as a clinical tool for diagnosing schizophrenia.