Locomotor activity
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Locomotor activity refers to the movement from place to place. In psychopharmacology
, locomotor activity of lab animals is often monitored to assess the behavioural effects of these drugs. Locomotor activity is useful and less robust than most behavioural tests such as operant conditioning
and radial arm maze. It is often used in primary evaluations of drugs.
Psychopharmacology
Psychopharmacology is the scientific study of the actions of drugs and their effects on mood, sensation, thinking, and behavior...
, locomotor activity of lab animals is often monitored to assess the behavioural effects of these drugs. Locomotor activity is useful and less robust than most behavioural tests such as operant conditioning
Operant conditioning
Operant conditioning is a form of psychological learning during which an individual modifies the occurrence and form of its own behavior due to the association of the behavior with a stimulus...
and radial arm maze. It is often used in primary evaluations of drugs.