Amygdala lesions block the effect of cocaine on memory in mice

Brain Research

Volumn 713, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 286-289

  Cestari, Vincenzo ^a,b   Mele, Andrea ^a   Oliverio, Alberto ^a,b   Castellano, Claudio ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Psicobiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

amygdala; cocaine; lesion; memory; one trial inhibitory avoidance

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEMORY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029995131     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01556-6     Document Type: Article

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