Prefrontal serotonin depletion affects reversal learning but not attentional set shifting

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 532-538

  Clarke, H F ^a   Walker, S C ^a   Crofts, H S ^a   Dalley, J W ^a   Robbins, T W ^a   Roberts, A C ^b  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognitive flexibility; Executive function; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Schizophrenia; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

5,7 DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LEARNING; MONKEY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

5,7-DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; CALLITHRIX; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTION TIME; REVERSAL LEARNING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGENTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 12144264361     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3690-04.2005     Document Type: Article

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