Nucleus accumbens cell firing and rapid dopamine signaling during goal-directed behaviors in rats

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 180-189

  Carelli, Regina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Drug abuse; Electrophysiology; Reward; Self administration

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; SUCROSE; WATER;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ASSOCIATION; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LABORATORY; MICROINJECTION; MOTIVATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REWARD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULUS;

EID: 4644355078     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2004.07.017     Document Type: Article

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