Mescaline treated rats attack immobile targets
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior September 1, 1975 Brooks Carder, Robert Sbordone 8 citations
Rats in a shock-induced aggression test attacked moving targets most, such as another normal rat, and did not attack immobile targets like a dead rat or a rat model. Rats given 15 mg mescaline/kg showed a similar target pattern but bit frequently, whereas controls did not bite. Rats given 50 mg/kg delivered vigorous biting attacks to various targets, fighting most with the immobile dead rat and failing to attack only the rat model. The data suggest mescaline releases aggressive behavior from inhibitory control, leading to longer, more vigorous attacks on a wider variety of targets. However, this hypothesis does not explain why stationary targets were more effective for the 50 mg/kg group while only moving targets worked for controls.