Repeated amphetamine exposure disrupts dopaminergic modulation of amygdala-prefrontal circuitry and cognitive/emotional functioning

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 31, 2011, Pages 11282-11294

  Tse, Maric T L ^a   Cantor, Anna ^a   Floresco, Stan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVERSION; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; BRAIN NERVE CELL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG EXPOSURE; EMOTION; EVOKED RESPONSE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; RAT; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AMPHETAMINE; AMYGDALA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EMOTIONS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PUNISHMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 79961213097     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1810-11.2011     Document Type: Article

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