Prefrontal cortical GABA modulation of spatial reference and working memory

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1-11

  Auger, Meagan L ^a   Floresco, Stan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

GABA; Prefrontal cortex; Reference memory; Schizophrenia; Working memory

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; MUSCIMOL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORAGING; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL ARM MAZE TEST; RAT; REFERENCE MEMORY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; WORKING MEMORY; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; LONG EVANS RAT; MAZE TEST; METABOLISM; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SPATIAL MEMORY;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); GABA AGONISTS; GABA-A RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MUSCIMOL; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SPATIAL MEMORY;

EID: 84930939162     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyu013     Document Type: Article

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