INSTRUMENTAL LEARNING, BUT NOT PERFORMANCE, REQUIRES DOPAMINE D1-RECEPTOR ACTIVATION IN THE AMYGDALA

Substantial experimental evidence exists suggesting a critical role for dopamine in reinforcer-related processes, such as learning and drug addiction. Dopamine receptors, and in particular D1 receptors, are widely considered as modulators of synaptic plasticity. The amygdala contains both dopamine t...

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Main Authors: ANDRZEJEWSKI, M. E., SPENCER, R. C., KELLEY, A. E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2005
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2367315/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16111818
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.06.038
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