Browsing by Subject "Reinforcement"

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    • Ethanol as a Prodrug: Brain Metabolism of Ethanol Mediates its Reinforcing Effects 
      Karahanian, Eduardo; Quintanilla González, María Elena; Tampier de Jong, Lutske; Rivera Meza, Mario; Bustamante, Diego; González Lira, Víctor; Morales, Paola; Herrera-Marschitz Muller, Mario; Israel Jacard, Yedy (2011)
      Background: While the molecular entity responsible for the rewarding effects of virtually all drugs of abuse is known, that for ethanol remains uncertain. Some lines of evidence suggest that the rewarding effects of alcohol ...
    • The "First Hit" Toward Alcohol Reinforcement: Role of Ethanol Metabolites 
      Israel Jacard, Yedy; Quintanilla González, María Elena; Karahanian, Eduardo; Rivera Meza, Mario; Herrera-Marschitz Muller, Mario (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)
      This review analyzes literature that describes the behavioral effects of 2 metabolites of ethanol (EtOH): acetaldehyde and salsolinol (a condensation product of acetaldehyde and dopamine) generated in the brain. These ...
    • Offline reactivation of experience-dependent neuronal firing patterns in the rat ventral tegmental area 
      Valdés, José L.; McNaughton, Bruce L.; Fellous, Jean-Marc (Amer Physiological Soc, 2015)
      In a rest period immediately after a task, neurons in the hippocampus, neocortex, and striatum exhibit spatiotemporal correlation patterns resembling those observed during the task. This reactivation has been proposed as ...