Schedule-controlled brain self-stimulation: has it utility for behavioral pharmacology?

G J Schaefer1, R P Michael

  • 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia Mental Health Institute, Atlanta, GA 30306.

Summary

Schedule-controlled intracranial self-stimulation (ICSS) offers a consistent animal model for studying reward processes and drug effects. This method provides a sensitive tool for behavioral pharmacology research.

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