Δ9-THC administered into the medial prefrontal cortex disrupts the spatial working memory

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-64

  De Melo, Lívia Carla Silva ^a   Cruz, Ariane Pinheiro ^a   Valentim Jr , Saavedra José Rios ^a   Marinho, Andresa Rosane ^a   Mendonça, Josidéia Barreto ^a   Nakamura Palacios, Ester Miyuki ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

9 Tetrahydrocannabinol; Medial prefrontal cortex; Radial maze; Spatial working memory

Indexed keywords

DRONABINOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 26944485106     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0141-1     Document Type: Article

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