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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1976-2-9
pubmed:abstractText
Timing behaviour was generated in rats by a schedule which required responses to be spaced at least 15 sec apart in order for them to produce food reinforcement (DRL 15 sec). The behaviour maintained by this schedule was then studied after administration of chlordiazepoxide, phenobarbitone and chlorpromazine. Several doses of both chlordiazepoxide and phenobarbitone were found to disrupt timing behaviour by increasing overall response rates although the highest dose of each of these two drugs produced sedative effects. Chlorpromazine produced mainly a decrease in overall response rates. Analysis of performance in terms of interresponse times (IRTs) showed that both chlordiazepoxide and phenobarbitone markedly increased the percentage of IRTs less than 1.5 sec in duration (response bursts). Chlorpromazine had no consistent effect on response bursts. Reduction of the animals' body weights from 85% to 75% of their preexperimental levels had no effect on operant performance, suggesting that the effects of the drugs were probably not due to actions on motivational processes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0033-3158
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
31
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
153-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1975
pubmed:articleTitle
The effects of tranquillizing drugs on timing behaviour in rats.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study