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Amygdala lesions block the effect of cocaine on memory in mice
V Cestari1, A Mele, A Oliverio
1Dipartimento di Genetica e Biologia Molecolare, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienz, Italy.
Brain Research
|March 25, 1996
Abstract:
Post-training cocaine intraperitoneal administration enhanced memory consolidation in unoperated and sham-lesioned mice tested in a one-trial inhibitory avoidance task. Bilateral electrolytical amygdala lesions blocked this effect. The results are interpreted in terms of involvement of neurotransmitter, and in particular dopaminergic, systems in the effects of cocaine on memory.