Date of Award
4-1991
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Alan D. Poling
Second Advisor
Dr. Jack Michael
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The present study examined the effects of phenobarbital (S, 10,20, and 40 mg/kg), phenytoin (2.5, 5, 7.5, and 15 mg/kg), and valproic acid (40, 60, 80, and 120 mg/kg), and those of phenobarbital (10 and 20 mg/kg) in combination with phenytoin (2.5,5, and 7.5 mg/kg) or valproic acid (40, 60, and 80 mg/kg), on the delayed-matching-to-sample performance of pigeons. In general, high doses of each individual drug reduced accuracy. Drug combinations also reduced accuracy relative to control values. Reductions in accuracy produced by drug combinations were very similar in magnitude to those predicted by a response-addition model of drug interaction.
Recommended Citation
Karas, Catherine Ann, "Effects of Phenobarbital in Combination with Phenytoin or Valproic Acid on the Delayed-Matching-to-Sample Performance of Pigeons" (1991). Masters Theses. 993.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/993