Paige R Nicklas, Miranda L Kiefer, Mikaela A Whalen, Maeve T Stewart, Deandra E Mosura, Elizabeth M Bennett, Wayne R Hawley, Peter J McLaughlin
Divided attention may be more important than ever to comprehend, given ubiquitous distractors in modern living. In humans, concern has been expressed about the negative impact of distraction in education, the home, and the workplace. While acetylcholine supports divided attention, in part via muscarinic receptors, little is known about the specific muscarinic subtypes that may contribute. We designed a novel, high-response rate test of auditory sustained attention, in which rats complete variable-ratio runs on one of two levers, rather than emitting a single response...
April 6, 2021: Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior