Distinct subsets of nucleus accumbens neurons encode operant responding for ethanol versus water

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1887-1894

  Robinson, Donita L ^a   Carelli, Regina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditioning; Electrophysiology; Preference; Rat; Self administration

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECORDING; REINFORCEMENT; TRAINING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS, NERVOUS SYSTEM; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ETHANOL; MALE; NEURONS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REWARD; SPACE PERCEPTION; WATER;

EID: 54849432934     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06464.x     Document Type: Article

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