Differential effects of wake promoting drug Modafinil in aversive learning paradigms

Differential effects of wake promoting drug Modafinil in aversive learning paradigms

Modafinil (MO) an inhibitor of the dopamine transporter was initially approved to treat narcolepsy, a sleep related disorder in humans. One interesting side-effect of this drug, which emerged from preclinical and clinical studies, is the facilitation of cognitive performance. So far, this was primar...

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Main Authors: Bharanidharan eShanmugasundaram, Volker eKorz, Markus eFendt, Katharina A Braun, Gert eLubec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Fear conditioning
aversive learning
feedback learning
cognitive enhancer
Two-way active avoidance
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00220/full

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