Effects of propranolol, a β-noradrenergic antagonist, on memory consolidation and reconsolidation in mice

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue MAR, 2016, Pages

  Villain, Hélène ^a   Benkahoul, Aïcha ^a   Drougard, Anne ^a   Lafragette, Marie ^a   Muzotte, Elodie ^a   Pech, Stéphane ^a   Bui, Eric ^b   Brunet, Alain ^c   Birmes, Philippe ^d   Roullet, Pascal ^a  

^a Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UPS   (France)

Author keywords

Aversive memory; Consolidation; Emotional valence; Noradrenergic system; Propranolol; PTSD; Reconsolidation

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONED TASTE AVERSION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EMOTION; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; MEMORY RECONSOLIDATION; MEMORY TEST; MORRIS WATER MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84961655184     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00049     Document Type: Article

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