Differential effects of MDMA and scopolamine on working versus reference memory in the radial arm maze task

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-156

  Kay, C ^a   Harper, D N ^a   Hunt, M ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Eight arm radial maze; MDMA; Rats; Reference memory; Scopolamine; Working memory

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MAZE TEST; MENTAL TASK; NONHUMAN; RAT; REFERENCE MEMORY; REINFORCEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN AGENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76949091730     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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