Research Article

The Antiparkinsonian and Antidyskinetic Mechanisms of Mucuna pruriens in the MPTP-Treated Nonhuman Primate

Table 1

Conditions for operant conditioning in parkinsonian primates.

Ideal conditions for trainingIdeal conditions for enrichment

Single-housed animalsGroup-housed animals
Supplemental toys without food (mirrors, chew toys)Supplemental toys containing food (foraging devices)
No visual contact with conspecificsVisual contact with conspecifics
No soundSound (movies, radio, wildlife sounds)