LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Behavioral characterization of ayahuasca treatment on Wistar rats in the open field test

Abstract Ayahuasca (AYA) is a psychedelic beverage with therapeutic potential for many mood and anxiety disorders. Although there are some preclinical studies, no published reports have tested the behavioral effects of AYA gavage in animal models. This investigation aimed to characterize the behavior of ...

The elevated gradient of aversion: a new apparatus to study the rat behavior dimensions of anxiety, fear, and impulsivity

Rico, J L; Bonuti, R; Morato, S.

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (11), 2019

Few behavioral tests allow measuring several characteristics and most require training, complex analyses, and/or are time-consuming. We present an apparatus based on rat exploratory behavior. Composed of three different environments, it allows the assessment of more than one behavioral characteristic in ...

Ansiolíticos/farmacología, Antidepresivos Tricíclicos/farmacología, Ansiedad/psicología, Apomorfina/farmacología, Conducta Animal/efectos de los fármacos, Conducta Animal/fisiología, Investigación Conductal/instrumentación, Clordiazepóxido/farmacología, Agonistas de Dopamina/farmacología, Conducta Exploratoria/efectos de los fármacos, Conducta Exploratoria/fisiología, Miedo/efectos de los fármacos, Miedo/fisiología, Antagonistas del GABA/farmacología, Conducta Impulsiva/efectos de los fármacos, Conducta Impulsiva/fisiología, Aprendizaje por Laberinto/efectos de los fármacos, Factores de Tiempo, Ratas Wistar

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