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l-Amphetamine improves poor sustained attention while d-amphetamine reduces overactivity and impulsiveness as well as improves sustained attention in an animal model of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Terje Sagvolden1 email and Tong Xu1,2 email

Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Physiology, University of Oslo, PO Box 1103 Blindern, NO-0317 Oslo, Norway

Department of Pediatrics, Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China

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Behavioral and Brain Functions 2008, 4:3doi:10.1186/1744-9081-4-3

Published: 23 January 2008

Additional files

Additional file 1:

The video shows a normal male WKY control rat performing the visual discrimination task.

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Additional file 2:

The video shows a Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat (SHR) performing the visual discrimination task. The rat is overactive and inattentive.

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