Exploratory behavior and the dual activity of some psychoactive drugs: Part II.
Exploration is an essential, life-preserving component of animal higher nervous functions. The experiments presented here show that exploratory behavior may differ according to the experimental subject's emotional baseline, and that exploratory performance is accordingly affected differently by some nutrients and central stimulants.
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milano, Italy.
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D000818:Animals; D005106:Exploratory Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009538:Nicotine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010889:Piracetam / Q000494:pharmacology; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000494:pharmacology; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D015016:Yohimbine / Q000494:pharmacology
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D011759:Pyrrolidines; D015016:Yohimbine; D014443:Tyrosine; D010649:Phenylalanine; D009538:Nicotine; D014364:Tryptophan; C040619:oxiracetam; D010889:Piracetam