Targeted Deletion of the GluR-1 AMPA Receptor in Mice Dissociates General and Outcome-Specific Influences of Appetitive Rewards on Learning

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1192-1202

  Johnson, Alexander W ^a   Bannerman, David ^b   Rawlins, Nick ^b   Sprengel, Rolf ^c   Good, Mark A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

AMPA; amygdala; motivation; mouse; receptor

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 1; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION; GENE DELETION; GENE TARGETING; HUNGER; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REWARD; SATIETY; SENSORY SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; WILD TYPE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, AMPA; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; REWARD; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 38149037977     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.121.6.1192     Document Type: Article

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