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GABAB receptor agonists for the treatment of drug addiction: a review of recent findings by COUSINS, Michael S, ROBERTS, David C. S, DE WIT, Harriet

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Tremulous jaw movements induced by the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor tacrine: effects of antiparkinsonian drugs by Cousins, Michael S, Carriero, Debbie L, Salamone, John D

“…Several experiments were conducted to study the effects of established or potential antiparkinsonian drugs on the tremulous jaw movements induced by the…”
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Characterization of the muscarinic receptor subtype mediating pilocarpine-induced tremulous jaw movements in rats by Mayorga, Arthur J, Cousins, Michael S, Trevitt, Jennifer T, Conlan, Aimee, Gianutsos, Gerald, Salamone, John D

“…Four muscarinic receptor antagonists with varying selectivities for the four pharmacologically-defined muscarinic receptor subtypes (M 1–M 4) were administered…”
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Acute doses of d-amphetamine and bupropion increase cigarette smoking by COUSINS, Michael S, STAMAT, Heather M, DE WIT, Harriet

“…Bupropion is used clinically as a treatment for smoking cessation, but the processes by which it reduces smoking are poorly understood. Bupropion shares some…”
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Effects of a single dose of baclofen on self-reported subjective effects and tobacco smoking by Cousins, Michael S., Stamat, Heather M., de Wit, Harriet

“…Baclofen has been reported in uncontrolled clinical studies to reduce craving for abused drugs and reduce their rewarding effects. The objective of the present…”
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The role of brain dopamine in response initiation: effects of haloperidol and regionally specific dopamine depletions on the local rate of instrumental responding by Salamone, J D, Kurth, P A, McCullough, L D, Sokolowski, J D, Cousins, M S

“…Two experiments were undertaken to investigate dopaminergic involvement in the local rate of responding on a fixed ratio 5 (FR5) instrumental lever pressing…”
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Temporal Measures of Human Finger Tapping: Effects of Age by Cousins, Michael S, Corrow, Cathy, Finn, Marianne, Salamone, John D

“…A computerized finger-tapping test was used in which nonclinical subjects were asked to tap a telegraph key with their index finger as rapidly as possible…”
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Skilled motor deficits in rats induced by ventrolateral striatal dopamine depletions: behavioral and pharmacological characterization by Cousins, Michael S, Salamone, John D

“…Rats were tested in an instrumental lever pressing procedure, in which a computer program recorded detailed parameters of responding such as response…”
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The Role of Ventrolateral Striatal Acetylcholine in the Production of Tacrine-Induced Jaw Movements by Cousins, Michael S, Finn, Marianne, Trevitt, Jennifer, Carriero, Debbie L, Conlan, Aimee, Salamone, John D

“…The anticholinesterase tacrine induces tremulous jaw movements in rats, and considerable evidence indicates that this response is dependent upon ventrolateral…”
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GABA(B) receptor agonists for the treatment of drug addiction: a review of recent findings by Cousins, Michael S, Roberts, David C S, de Wit, Harriet

“…A growing preclinical and clinical literature suggests that GABA(B) receptor agonists promote abstinence and reduce the use of cocaine, heroin, alcohol and…”
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Cost savings for a preferred provider organization population with multi-condition disease management: evaluating program impact using predictive modeling with a control group by Cousins, Michael S, Liu, Ying

“…Disease management programs have historically had difficulty demonstrating the financial value of their programs using statistically rigorous methods. This…”
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Anhedonia or anergia? Effects of haloperidol and nucleus accumbens dopamine depletion on instrumental response selection in a T-maze cost/benefit procedure by Salamone, J D, Cousins, M S, Bucher, S

“…Two experiments were conducted to study the role of dopamine in the performance of a novel cost/benefit procedure. Rats were trained on a T-maze task in which…”
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Nucleus accumbens dopamine depletions in rats affect relative response allocation in a novel cost/benefit procedure by Cousins, M S, Salamone, J D

“…Rats were tested on days 1, 3, and 5 of a 5-day test week in an operant chamber in which they could either lever press on a fixed-ratio 5 (FR5) schedule to…”
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Nucleus accumbens dopamine release increases during instrumental lever pressing for food but not free food consumption by Salamone, J D, Cousins, M S, McCullough, L D, Carriero, D L, Berkowitz, R J

“…This experiment was undertaken to investigate the role of nucleus accumbens dopamine (DA) in instrumental and consummatory responses for food. In vivo…”
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Pharmacological characterization of performance on a concurrent lever pressing/feeding choice procedure : effects of dopamine antagonist, cholinomimetic, sedative and stimulant drugs by COUSINS, M. S, WEI WEI, SALAMONE, J. D

“…This experiment was undertaken to provide a pharmacological characterization of performance on a task involving food-related instrumental and consummatory…”
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Different effects of nucleus accumbens and ventrolateral striatal dopamine depletions on instrumental response selection in the rat by Cousins, M S, Sokolowski, J D, Salamone, J D

“…This experiment was undertaken to investigate dopaminergic involvement in food-related instrumental behavior. Rats were tested in an operant chamber in which…”
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The serotonin-1A receptor antagonist WAY-100635 modifies fluoxetine's antidepressant-like profile on the differential reinforcement of low rates 72-s schedule in rats by COUSINS, M. S, SEIDEN, L. S

“…Recent preclinical and clinical data suggest that co-administration of a serotonin-1A (5-HT-1A) receptor antagonist with an antidepressant drug has greater…”
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Holtzman and Harlan Sprague-Dawley rats: differences in DRL 72-sec performance and 8-hydroxy-di-propylamino tetralin-induced hypothermia by Balcells-Olivero, M, Cousins, M S, Seiden, L S

“…Several compounds were tested on the differential-reinforcement-of-low-rate 72-sec (DRL 72-sec) schedule, a behavioral screen to determine putative…”
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Rats selectively bred for responsiveness to 5-hydroxytryptamine(1A) receptor stimulation: differences in differential reinforcement of low rate 72-second performance and response to serotonergic drugs by Cousins, M S, Vosmer, G, Overstreet, D H, Seiden, L S

“…High (+/-)-8-hydroxy-dipropylaminotetralin HBr (8-OH-DPAT)-sensitive (HDS) rats and low 8-OH-DPAT-sensitive (LDS) rats were selectively bred for differences in…”
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GABA B receptor agonists for the treatment of drug addiction: a review of recent findings by Cousins, Michael S., Roberts, David C.S., Wit, Harriet de

“…A growing preclinical and clinical literature suggests that GABA B receptor agonists promote abstinence and reduce the use of cocaine, heroin, alcohol and…”
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