Dopaminergic modulation of visual attention and working memory in the rodent prefrontal cortex

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1628-1636

  Chudasama, Yogita ^a,b   Robbins, Trevor W ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Dopamine; Modulation; Rat; SKF 81297; Working memory

Indexed keywords

6 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 7,8 DIHYDROXY 1 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL SYSTEM; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BENZAZEPINES; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MICROINJECTIONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 4344713578     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300490     Document Type: Article

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