Methods for Drug Studies in Aggressive Behavior
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Behavioral pharmacology is the detection, description, and explanation of drug effects on behavior. It can be divided into four subsections:
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The neurochemical or physiological basis of behavior is investigated by using drugs with a known mechanism of action;
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Behavior is used to measure the potency, spectrum of action, and structure-activity relationships of drugs;
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Drugs can be used to produce models of pathological conditions; and
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The mechanism of action of drugs can be investigated, such as their electrophysiological or neurochemical basis.
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These four areas clearly require different methods, and aggressive behavior can be used in all of them.
