title: [The role of neurotransmitters in the vestibular habituation: an experimental study].
abstract: The aim of the study was an evaluation of the influence that agonists and antagonists of the cholinergic and adrenergic transmission have on the acquisition and retention of habituation in a pigeon. Habituation training was performed by a rotatory test, under specific drugs influencing cholinergic and adrenergic transmission. The results show that after injection of a cholinergic antagonist or adrenergic agonist the acquisition of habituation is quicker; on the contrary, cholinergic agonists or adrenergic antagonists make this process slower. These drugs do not have any influence on the retention of habituation.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Otolaryngologii AM w Bydgoszczy.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaźmierczak
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mierzwiński
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018679:Cholinergic Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010856:Columbidae / Q000502:physiology; D006185:Habituation, Psychophysiologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D018679:Cholinergic Agonists; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents