Sex-Specific Brain Deficits in Auditory Processing in an Animal Model of Cocaine-Related Schizophrenic Disorders

Sex-Specific Brain Deficits in Auditory Processing in an Animal Model of Cocaine-Related Schizophrenic Disorders

Cocaine is a psychostimulant in the pharmacological class of drugs called Local Anesthetics. Interestingly, cocaine is the only drug in this class that has a chemical formula comprised of a tropane ring and is, moreover, addictive. The correlation between tropane and addiction is well-studied. Anoth...

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Main Authors: Patricia A. Broderick, Taylor Rosenbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-04-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
cocaine
schizophrenia
addiction
sexual dimorphism
mesocorticolimbic
nigrostriatal
neuronal circuits
pons
sensory-motor gating
psychostimulants
dorsocochlear nucleus
inferior
superior colliculi
acoustic nerve
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/3/2/504

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