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“On the other hand, administration of the alpha 2 receptor antagonist yohimbine (1mg/kg, iv) significantly potentiated the excitatory effect of MPH and activated PFC neurones previously treated with a low inactive dose of MPH (0.3mg/kg, iv).”
European Neuropsychopharmacology • 2011 | View Paper
“Relative to saline-tested controls, rats that received both the methylphenidate treatment and the yohimbine challenge exhibited the least exploration in the predator odor test and the lowest duration of interaction with an unfamiliar conspecific partner in the social interaction test.”
“ Yohimbine was expected to reduce both exploration of novel stimuli and interaction with conspecifics, and it was predicted that methylphenidate would potentiate these effects.”