Reduced dopamine function within the medial shell of the nucleus accumbens enhances latent inhibition
(2011)
Journal Article
Nelson, A. J., Thur, K. E., Horsley, R., Spicer, C., Marsden, C., & Cassaday, H. J. (2011). Reduced dopamine function within the medial shell of the nucleus accumbens enhances latent inhibition. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 98(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbb.2010.11.025
Latent inhibition (LI) manifests as poorer conditioning to a CS that has previously been presented without consequence. There is some evidence that LI can be potentiated by reduced mesoaccumbal dopamine (DA) function but the locus within the nucleus... Read More about Reduced dopamine function within the medial shell of the nucleus accumbens enhances latent inhibition.