Neuronal and behavioral correlations in the medial prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens during cocaine self-administration by rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 433-443

  Chang, J Y ^a   Janak, P H ^a   Woodward, D J ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross correlation; Mesocorticolimbic system; Neuronal circuitry; Rats

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; HISTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; NEURONS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0034674986     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(00)00218-9     Document Type: Article

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