Inactivation or inhibition of neuronal activity in the medial prefrontal cortex largely reduces pup retrieval and grouping in maternal rats

Brain Research

Volumn 1325, Issue , 2010, Pages 77-88

  Febo, Marcelo ^a   Felix Ortiz, Ada C ^a   Johnson, Tehya R ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; Emotion; Maternal behavior; Medial prefrontal cortex; Motivation; mPFC; Prelimbic cortex; Pup retrieval; Reward; Site specific injections

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROOMING; LACTATION; LOCOMOTION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOBILIZATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RAT;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; LACTATION; LOCOMOTION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, GABA; TETRODOTOXIN; TIME FACTORS;

RATTUS;

EID: 77949919052     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.02.027     Document Type: Article

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