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Behavioral validation of the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) as an animal model of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD)

Sagvolden, Terje·2000·Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Abstract

A good model of a disorder is one that: (a) mimics, although in a simpler form than the full-blown clinical case, the fundamentals of the behavioral characteristics, in this case of people with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD;face validity); (b) conforms with a theoretical rationale for the disorder (construct validity); and (c) is able to predict aspects of behavior, genetics and neurobiology previously uncharted in the clinics (predictive validity). This article discusses the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat (SHR) and some other putative animal models of AD/HD. It is argued that although other strains and species may be hyperactive and/or show attention deficits following genetic, environmental or pharmacological interventions, the SHR is presently the only strain shown to have the major behavioral symptoms of AD/HD. This does not mean that investigating other models cannot give valuable information.

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Authors
Sagvolden, T.
Affiliations
University of Oslo (NO)
Corresponding author
Sagvolden, Terje
Venue
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2000-01
Volume
24
Issue
1
Pages
31-39
ISSN
0149-7634 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1978427046
Cited by
525
References
71
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FWCI
10.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, spontaneously hypertensive rats, animal model of ADHD, face validity, construct validity, predictive validity, hyperactivity, attention deficits, rodent models
MeSH terms
Animals, Attention, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Behavior, Animal, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Rats, Inbred SHR, Rats

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