APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Impulsivity and Animal Models of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Paul J. Hennigan
Salem State University - Laurel J. Mulligan
Salem State University - Ashley Keeler
Salem State University - Carlos F. Aparicio
Salem State University
Abstract
Impulsive behavior characterizes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We study two animals models of ADHD, the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) and the Lewis (LEW) rat, showing impulsive behavior functionally similar to that observed in humans with ADHD. The aim was to identify behavioral determinants of impulsivity linked to ADHD.
Quantitative