Approach-avoidance Conflict for Sucrose and Footshock Pairing in Cocaine-sensitized Rats

Repeated administration of psychostimulant drugs induces a long-term state of sensitization in the mesolimbic dopamine system. This hyperdopaminergic state is associated with enhanced reward-seeking behaviors. Such aberration of incentive motivational processing is suggested to facilitate the initia...

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Main Author: Nguyen, David
Other Authors: Ito, Rutsuko
Language:en_ca
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43270