Honors Theses
Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Karen Sabol
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
High doses of methamphetamine (neurotoxic doses) have been shown to have an effect on both attention and response learning. In previous literature, meth rats were found to have higher reaction times, and therefore, it has been concluded that meth may cause a deficit in response learning. Our study, using modal initiation time as a measure of response learning, found no effects of methamphetamine or training condition on mode. Studies have also shown positively skewed reaction time distributions, which have been defined as attentional lapses. Our experiment used DevMode to measure these lapses. Although meth did not, training condition did have a main effect on DevMode. Therefore, one may conclude that stimulus salience did have an effect on attention. It is still unclear what the effects of neurotoxic meth are on attention.
Recommended Citation
Kremer, Anja, "The Effect of a Neurotoxic Dose of Methamphetamine on Attention and Response Learning in the Rat" (2015). Honors Theses. 70.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/70
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