The dopamine and cannabinoid interaction in the modulation of emotions and cognition: Assessing the role of cannabinoid CB1 receptor in neurons expressing dopamine D1 receptors

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue AUGUST, 2011, Pages

  Terzian, Ana Luisa ^a,b   Drago, Filippo ^c   Wotjak, Carsten T ^a   Micale, Vincenzo ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Aversive memories; Cannabinoids; CB1R; D1R; Dopamine; Fear extinction; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR;

ANHEDONIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOUSE; MUTANT; NEOPHOBIA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WILD TYPE;

EID: 84855187469     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2011.00049     Document Type: Article

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