Similar neurons, opposite adaptations: Psychostimulant experience differentially alters firing properties in accumbens core versus shell

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 39, 2009, Pages 12275-12283

  Kourrich, Saïd ^a   Thomas, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ABSTINENCE; ADAPTATION; ADDICTION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL POPULATION; DEPRESSION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SENSITIZATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COCAINE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS;

EID: 70349632858     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3028-09.2009     Document Type: Article

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