A selective role for dopamine in the nucleus accumbens of the rat in random foraging but not delayed spatial win-shift-based foraging

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 161-168

  Floresco, Stan B ^a   Seamans, Jeremy K ^a   Phillips, Anthony G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

dopamine; haloperidol; nucleus accumbens; radial arm maze; rat; signal to noise ratio

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030272610     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0166-4328(96)00031-9     Document Type: Article

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