TMT, a predator odor, elevates mesoprefrontal dopamine metabolic activity and disrupts short-term working memory in the rat
Morrow B, Roth R, Elsworth J. TMT, a predator odor, elevates mesoprefrontal dopamine metabolic activity and disrupts short-term working memory in the rat. Brain Research Bulletin 2000, 52: 519-523. PMID: 10974491, DOI: 10.1016/s0361-9230(00)00290-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexExploratory behaviorSample taskFamiliar objectsNovel objectsMesoprefrontal dopamine neuronsTrimethylthiazolineMemoryPsychological stressTMT exposureObject recognition methodPredator odorSet of objectsCortexElevated serum corticosteroneDopaminergic inputDopaminergic activityBrief exposureDopaminergic innervationSerum corticosteroneDopamine neuronsDopamine metabolismObjectsRecognition method