title: Odor detection performance of rats following d-amphetamine treatment: a signal detection analysis.
abstract: The effects of d-amphetamine sulfate (0.2, 0.4, 0.8, and 1.6 mg/kg SC) on the odor detection performance of 16 adult male Long Evans rats was assessed using high precision olfactometry and a go/no-go operant signal detection task. The drug or saline was administered every 3rd day in a counterbalanced order, with the injections occurring 5 min before each 260-trial test session. Relative to saline, enhanced detection performance to the target stimulus (ethyl acetate), as measured by a non-parametric signal detection index (SI), was observed following administration of 0.2 mg/kg of the drug, whereas decreased detection performance was observed following administration of 1.6 mg/kg of the drug. Significant increases in the responsivity index (RI) occurred at the higher drug dosages for the lower odorant concentrations. In addition, small but statistically significant increases in the latency to respond in the presence of the odor (i.e., S+ response latency) were present at the higher drug dosages. Overall, these data suggest that (a) odor detection performance is enhanced by low doses of amphetamine, (b) odor detection performance is depressed by moderate doses of amphetamine, and (c) drug-related alterations in response criteria occur following the administration of moderate doses of amphetamine.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Doty
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferguson-Segall
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001143:Arousal / Q000187:drug effects; D001288:Attention / Q000187:drug effects; D003216:Conditioning, Operant / Q000187:drug effects; D003913:Dextroamphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004193:Discrimination Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008297:Male; D009833:Olfactory Pathways / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000187:drug effects; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic / Q000187:drug effects; D017983:Receptors, Catecholamine; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D012903:Smell / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic; D017983:Receptors, Catecholamine; D003913:Dextroamphetamine