Browsing by Author "Starkey, Nicola J."
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Anxiolytic and anxiogenic drug effects on male and female gerbils in the black-white box
(Elsevier, 2010)Neurokinin-1, (NK1) receptor antagonists offer strong potential as anxiolytic drugs with few side effects. The use of the Mongolian gerbil for anxiety research offers advantages because gerbil NK1 receptors share a greater ... -
Assessing stability in body weight in the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecular)
(Sage, 2014)When conducting controlled laboratory studies with non-traditional laboratory animals it is important that methods for determining body weight stability are reliable. This helps ensure the health and welfare of animals ... -
Assessment of demand for food under concurrent PR and FR schedules in the brushtail possum (Trichosurus Vulpecula)
(International Society for Comparative Psychology, 2015)The aim of this study was to compare the demand by possums for foods under different arrangements of concurrent progressive-ratio and fixed-ratio schedules of reinforcement. In Experiment 1, every possible food pair made ... -
Changes over time in family members of adults with mild traumatic brain injury
(Cambridge University Press, 2019)Objective: The impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) extends beyond the person who was injured. Family caregivers of adults with moderate to severe TBI frequently report increased burden, stress and depression. Few studies ... -
The classification of substance and behavioural addictions: A preliminary investigation
(New Zealand Psychological Society, 2012)The term addiction has been used to refer to impaired control over substance use for several centuries however recently there has been a shift toward using this term in the context of non-substance use disorders, such as ...
