The dopaminergic modulation of fear: Quinpirole impairs the recall of emotional memories in rats

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 152-165

  Nader, Karim ^a   LeDoux, Joseph ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUINPIROLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; EMOTION; FEAR; HORMONE RELEASE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECALL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REINFORCEMENT; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0033060285     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.113.1.152     Document Type: Article

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