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Experimental Psychopharmacology

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  • © 1987

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Editors:
  1. Andrew J. Greenshaw

    1. Psychiatric Research Division, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

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  2. Colin T. Dourish

    1. Psychiatric Research Division, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
      Merck, Sharpe, & Dohme Research Laboratories, Neuroscience Centre, Harlow, UK

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Part of the book series: Contemporary Neuroscience (CNEURO)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Experimental Psychopharmacology

    • Derek E. Blackman
    Pages 1-25

  3. Psychopharmacological Research on Aggressive Behavior

    • Klaus A. Miczek, James T. Winslow
    Pages 27-113

  4. Psychopharmacology of Food and Water Intake

    • Steven J. Cooper, Suzanne Turkish
    Pages 115-152

  5. Effects of Drugs on Spontaneous Motor Activity

    • Colin T. Dourish
    Pages 153-211

  6. Effects of Drugs on Schedule-Controlled Behavior

    • David J. Sanger
    Pages 213-261

  7. Behavioral Analysis of Anxiolytic Drug Action

    • Robert Dantzer
    Pages 263-297

  8. Effects of Drugs on Reward Processes

    • Andrew J. Greenshaw, Thomas B. Wishart
    Pages 299-340

  9. Aversive Stimulus Properties of Drugs

    • Andrew J. Goudie
    Pages 341-391

  10. Measurement of Drug Effects on Stimulus Control

    • Linda A. Dykstra, Raymond F. Genovese
    Pages 393-431

  11. Drug Discrimination Learning

    • Torbjörn U. C. Järbe
    Pages 433-479

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 481-494
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About this book

Psychopharmacology may be defined as the study of the effects of drugs on behavior. As an established scientific discipline, this is a relatively new area of research. Despite its short history, however, psychopharmacology has achieved a considerable degree of sophistication in the variety of experi­ mental approaches that are currently employed. Consequently, the interpretation of data accumulated through the use of various experimental laboratory techniques has become increasingly difficult and complex. Numerous excelIent texts and review articles are available that serve to outline recent progress in psychopharmacology (particularly the Handbook of Psychopharmacology series, edited by L. L. Iversen, S. D. Iversen, and S. H. Synder). Volumes such as these serve to usefully review the available litera­ ture without attempting a critical appraisal of the utility and limitations of methods and the difficulties of interpreting empirical data. Such conceptual and methodological problems are now an issue of paramount importance in studying the behavioral effects of drugs. The present volume can be regarded as a "conceptual cookbook" that examines the utility and limitations of various experimental approaches commonly taken in psychopharmacology. This practically oriented text should prove particularly useful for pharmacologists and neurochemists who have no formal training in behavioral research and require an intro­ duction to the actuallaboratory practice of the field. In addition, the useful and informative treatment of current issues in psychopharmacology will undoubtedly appeal to the majority of active researchers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Psychiatric Research Division, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

    Andrew J. Greenshaw, Colin T. Dourish

  • Merck, Sharpe, & Dohme Research Laboratories, Neuroscience Centre, Harlow, UK

    Colin T. Dourish

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Experimental Psychopharmacology

  • Editors: Andrew J. Greenshaw, Colin T. Dourish

  • Series Title: Contemporary Neuroscience

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-461-0

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1987

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89603-095-4Published: 07 April 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-5201-4Published: 31 January 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-461-0Published: 07 April 1987

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 494

  • Topics: Pharmacy

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