Altruistic behaviour of young rats in a conflict situation.
An intraperitoneal injection of d-amphetamine (1 mg/kg) impaired the altruistic behaviour of young rats, characterized by pulling their littermates to a safe part of a two-compartment apparatus. The direction of the pulling behaviour could be changed by passive avoidance training.
D000533:Altruism; D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003913:Dextroamphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats
D003913:Dextroamphetamine