title: A simple method for pharmacological separation of motivation attention and learning.
abstract: A simple 2 X 2 factorial analysis provides separation of drive and learning aspects in a bar press escape learning. In addition, attentional measure is given considering the dispersion of results. This experimental design has been proved with Diazepam, a drug of rather well known effects, to assert the validity of the method.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001288:Attention / Q000187:drug effects*; D003216:Conditioning, Operant / Q000187:drug effects; D007858:Learning / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013997:Time Factors