학술논문

Effects of orbital prefrontal cortex dopamine depletion on inter-temporal choice: a quantitative analysis.
Document Type
Article
Source
Psychopharmacology. 2004, Vol. 175 Issue 2, p206-214. 9p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 3 Graphs.
Subject
*PREFRONTAL cortex
*FRONTAL lobe
*DOPAMINE
*RATS
*NEUROTRANSMITTERS
*HALOTHANE
*ANESTHESIA
Language
ISSN
0033-3158
Abstract
Presents information on a study which used a quantitative method to compare intertemporal choice in rats whose orbital prefrontal cortex (OPFC) had been depleted of dopamine. Model of impulsive choice proposed in animals; Treatment of rats under halothane anaesthesia; Way in which concentrations of monoamines in the OPFC were determined.