Effects of ibotenic acid-induced loss of neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex of rats on behavioral vigilance: Evidence for executive dysfunction

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-178

  Miner, Lee Ann H ^a   Ostrander, Michelle ^a   Sarter, Martin ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognition; Prefrontal cortex; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

IBOTENIC ACID;

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; IBOTENIC ACID; MALE; NEURONS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS;

EID: 0030916746     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988119701100210     Document Type: Article

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