Enhanced responding for conditioned reward produced by intra-accumbens amphetamine is potentiated after cocaine sensitization
Taylor J, Horger B. Enhanced responding for conditioned reward produced by intra-accumbens amphetamine is potentiated after cocaine sensitization. Psychopharmacology 1999, 142: 31-40. PMID: 10102780, DOI: 10.1007/s002130050859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-accumbens amphetamineIntra-NAc amphetamineCocaine sensitizationLocomotor sensitizationNucleus accumbensCR leverLong-term neuronal adaptationsSaline-treated groupMesolimbic dopamine systemStimulant drug useSaline infusionSaline injectionDopamine systemPsychomotor stimulantsDrug useNeuronal adaptationConditioned rewardStimulant drugsAmphetaminePrior exposureSensitizationTest daySeparate groupsNCR leverPredictive associations