Endocannabinoids promote cocaine-induced impulsivity and its rapid dopaminergic correlates

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 487-498

  Hernandez, Giovanni ^a   Oleson, Erik B ^b   Gentry, Ronny N ^b   Abbas, Zarish ^c   Bernstein, David L ^b   Arvanitogiannis, Andreas ^c   Cheer, Joseph F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Concordia University ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

CB1 receptors; cocaine; decision making; dopamine; fast scan cyclic voltammetry; self control

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; COCAINE; DOPAMINE; ENDOCANNABINOID; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; RIMONABANT;

ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; ASSOCIATION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG EFFECTS; IMPULSIVENESS; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RAT; REWARD; TIME;

ANIMALS; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; COCAINE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINERGIC NEURONS; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PIPERIDINES; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; REWARD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84894495564     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: 18732402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.09.005     Document Type: Article

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