Nucleus accumbens core and shell inactivation differentially affects impulsive behaviours in rats

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 31-42

  Feja, Malte ^a   Hayn, Linda ^a   Koch, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 CSRTT; Decision making; Impulse control; Muscimol BODIPY; T maze

Indexed keywords

MUSCIMOL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; IMPULSIVENESS; MOTIVATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS CORE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS SHELL; RAT; REACTION TIME; RESPONSE TIME; REWARD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; MALE; MAZE TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ANIMALS; DECISION MAKING; GABA-A RECEPTOR AGONISTS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MUSCIMOL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84902440593     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: 18784216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2014.04.012     Document Type: Article

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