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We studied the effects of morphine injected into the dorsal periaqueductal gray using conventional and novel ethological measures of the behavior of rats submitted to the elevated plus-maze test. Morphine (20 and 40 nmol) applied into the dorsal periaqueductal gray produced dose dependent aversive effects with reduced entries and time spent in the open arms. Freezing behavior was the most prominent...