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Magnesium pemoline facilitated acquisition of an avoidance response in moderate-sized rats but had little effect on larger animals. The drug had parallel effects on conditioned (“anticipatory”) responses in control groups that did not have the benefit of an avoidance contingency. The results support the view that where magnesium pemoline enhances avoidance acquisition it does so by augmenting anticipatory responding.
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Collins, J., D’Amato, M.R. Magnesium pemoline: Effects on avoidance conditioning mediated by anticipatory responses. Psychon Sci 12, 115–116 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331225
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