Effects of anxiolytic drugs on rewarding and aversive behaviors induced by intracranial stimulation

• Published in: Acta medica Okayama Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 95 - 108
• Main Authors: Gomita, Yutaka, Ichimaru, Yasuyuki, Moriyama, Minehiro, Araki, Hiroaki, Futagami, Koujiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan 01.06.2003
• Subjects: Animals; Anti-Anxiety Agents - pharmacology; Avoidance Learning - drug effects; Behavior, Animal - drug effects; Electric Stimulation - instrumentation; Electrodes, Implanted; Rats; Reward

In considering the characteristics of the action of anxiolytic drugs and their mechanism in the brain, it may be necessary not only to study the behavioral pharmacology but also to perform brain site research. In the present study, the action of anxiolytic drugs was examined with respect to various...