Journal article
The Morphogenesis of Motor Rituals in Rats Treated Chronically With the Dopamine Agonist Quinpirole
Abstract
Rats injected repeatedly with the dopamine agonist quinpirole develop motor rituals that evolve through a cascade of 4 behavioral processes. The 1st involves increased activity. The 2nd involves increased path stereotypy, reflected in traveling repeatedly along the same few paths. The 3rd is an increase in the frequency of stopping in a few places, along with a decrease in stopping in other places. The 4th is a decrease in the repetition of …
Authors
Ben-Pazi A; Szechtman H; Eilam D
Journal
Behavioral Neuroscience, Vol. 115, No. 6, pp. 1301–1317
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Publication Date
December 2001
DOI
10.1037/0735-7044.115.6.1301
ISSN
0735-7044