Neural systems underlying arousal and attention: Implications for drug abuse

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 846, Issue , 1998, Pages 222-237

  Robbins, T W ^a,b   Granon, S ^a   Muir, J L ^a   Durantou, F ^a   Harrison, A ^a   Everitt, B J ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Experimental Psychology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ATTENTION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG ABUSE; FOREBRAIN; HUMAN; MEDIAN RAPHE NUCLEUS; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031880650     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb09740.x     Document Type: Article

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