Abstract
Two experiments were carried out to determine the effects of LSD and morphine on the unconditioned nictitating membrane response of the rabbit elicited by 5 intensities of a 100 msec puff of air directed at the cornea, and on the acquisition of conditioned responses to a tone and light conditioned stimulus using the air-puff as an unconditioned stimulus. In Experiment 1, LSD tartrate (0.013 mg/kg) had no effect of the frequency, amplitude, magnitude or latency of the unconditioned response. However, LSD significantly enhanced the rate of acquisition of conditioned responses to both tone and light conditioned stimuli. In Experiment 2, morphine sulfate (5 mg/kg) had no effect on the frequency, amplitude, magnitude or latency of the unconditioned response, but significantly retarded the acquisition of conditioned responses to both tone and light conditioned stimuli. The results indicated that the enhancement of acquisition produced by LSD and the retardation of acquisition produced by morphine were not due to effects of the drugs on either the sensory processing of the air-puff unconditioned stimulus or on the motoric expression of the unconditioned response.
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