Central 5-HT depletion enhances impulsive responding without affecting the accuracy of attentional performance: Interactions with dopaminergic mechanisms

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 329-342

  Harrison, Amanda A ^a,b   Everitt, Barry J ^a   Robbins, Trevor W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

5,7 DHT; Attention; Dopamine; Impulsivity; Serotin

Indexed keywords

8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; AMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SULPIRIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REACTION TIME; SEROTONIN RELEASE;

5,7-DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE AGENTS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; RATS; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGENTS;

EID: 0030732238     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050410     Document Type: Article

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