BIOCHEMICAL CORRELATES OF INDIVIDUAL BEHA VIOR

The review of data (results of the authors' investigations and data fr om the literature) concerning neurochemical correlates of individual b ehavior in rats is presented. The ''emotional resonance'' test was use d for behavioral selection of rats. Individual behavior in this test i s related to the differences in free radical mediated processes, membr ane lipid content, nitric oxide synthase activity and cAMP pattern in cerebral macrostructures. Behavior-related differences were revealed i n intact animals, and in response to environmental factros. These diff erences depend on age; they may be global or specific for selected bra in regions and/or related to interhemisphere lateralization of biochem ical parameters.