d-Cycloserine Reduces the Context Specificity of Pavlovian Extinction of Cocaine Cues through Actions in the Nucleus Accumbens
Torregrossa MM, Sanchez H, Taylor JR. d-Cycloserine Reduces the Context Specificity of Pavlovian Extinction of Cocaine Cues through Actions in the Nucleus Accumbens. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 10526-10533. PMID: 20685995, PMCID: PMC2918879, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2523-10.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCue-induced reinstatementD-cycloserineNovel contextExtinction learningExtinction therapyContext specificityExtinction sessionsBrief memory reactivation sessionAdministration of DCSMemory reactivation sessionCue exposure therapyCue-induced relapseDrug-associated cuesDrug-taking contextCocaine-associated cuesAbsence of extinctionNeurobiology of addictionSelf-administer cocainePrelimbic prefrontal cortexReactivation sessionContext AContext BPavlovian extinctionExposure therapyMotivational impactReconsolidation of a Cocaine-Associated Stimulus Requires Amygdalar Protein Kinase A
Sanchez H, Quinn JJ, Torregrossa MM, Taylor JR. Reconsolidation of a Cocaine-Associated Stimulus Requires Amygdalar Protein Kinase A. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 4401-4407. PMID: 20335476, PMCID: PMC2881637, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3149-09.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmygdalaAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAssociation LearningCocaineConditioning, OperantCuesCyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesDopamine Uptake InhibitorsExploratory BehaviorExtinction, PsychologicalMaleProtein Kinase InhibitorsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReinforcement, PsychologySelf AdministrationThionucleotidesConceptsSubsequent cue-induced reinstatementCocaine-paired stimulusCue-induced reinstatementLight/tone stimulusIntra-amygdalar infusionLight/toneDrug-paired stimuliNew instrumental responseDrug-associated stimuliIntravenous cocaine infusionsCocaine-induced reinstatementLever extinctionMemory reconsolidationStimulus memoryMemory restabilizationReinstatement testingBehavioral treatmentPKA inhibitor Rp-cAMPSAddictive disordersTone stimuliReconsolidationInstrumental responseCocaine infusionsDrug addictionReinstatement