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Mice ran in a circular runway. Number and direction of circuits were recorded. Most control mice ran about the same number of circuits in each direction. After 100/µmol/kg cocaine there were 3.5 times as many circuits and most mice ran most circuits in one direction. Some mice ran strongly in one direction after a first dose of cocaine and strongly in the other direction after a second dose. Hence, the primary influence toward unidirectional running is stereotypy rather than asymmetry.
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Dews, P.B. (1991). Stereotypy and asymmetry in mice. In: Bönisch, H., Graefe, KH., Langer, S.Z., Schömig, E. (eds) Recent Advances in Neuropharmacology. Journal of Neural Transmission, vol 34. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9175-0_27
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