The effects of intra-amygdaloid infusions of a D2 dopamine receptor antagonist on Pavlovian fear conditioning.
The effects of intra-amygdaloid infusions of a D2 dopamine receptor antagonist on Pavlovian fear conditioning.
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D2 多巴胺受体拮抗剂杏仁核内输注对巴甫洛夫恐惧调节的影响。
DOI:
10.1037//0735-7044.114.3.647
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发表时间:
2000
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Kapp,BS
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作者:
Guarraci,FA;Frohardt,RJ;Falls,WA;Kapp,BS
The present study examined the effects of bilateral intra-amygdaloid infusions of the D₂ receptor antagonist, eticlopride, on the acquisition and expression of Pavlovian fear conditioning as measured by freezing to acoustic and background contextual stimuli in the rat. Infusions of eticlopride before acquisition or before both acquisition and retention testing significantly attenuated conditioned freezing to tone presentations during the retention test 24 hr later. No effects, however, were observed on freezing that emerged during acquisition. Furthermore, these effects were not attributable to state-dependent learning effects or alterations in baseline activity or shock reactivity. In conclusion, these results suggest that amygdaloid dopamine transmission at D₂ receptors contributes to the formation and/or consolidation of fear memories (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)