Behavioral activation of rats during intraventricular infusion of norepinephrine.
Rats were infused with norepinephrine or saline intraventricularly in a free-field situation and while performing a continuous avoidance task (Sidman avoidance). The results indicate that central administration of norepinephrine may lead to behavioral activation in the rat.
D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats
D009638:Norepinephrine