A Neuropsychological Basis for Drug Substitution.

Abstract

The effects of librium, meprobamate, chloral hydrate, pentobarbital, paraldehyde and ethanol upon brain thresholds is detailed. In addition, the sequence of changes of the reticular formation and the caudate nucleus during the acquisition of physical dependence to pentobarbital, and also during withdrawal from pentobarbital is described. It was hypothesized that the development of drug dependence is characterized by a double dissociation, the peripheral nervous system from the central nervous system and the motor system from the arousal system. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA046059

Entities

People

  • Harold C. Neilson

Organizations

  • University of Utah

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Addiction
  • Animals
  • Brain
  • Central Nervous System
  • Depression
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Dissociation
  • Drug Combinations
  • Elevation
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Learning
  • Nervous System
  • Neurons
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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