Methylphenidate preferentially increases catecholamine neurotransmission within the prefrontal cortex at low doses that enhance cognitive function.

Berridge, Craig W

Methylphenidate preferentially increases catecholamine neurotransmission within the prefrontal cortex at low doses that enhance cognitive function. [electronic resource] - Biological psychiatry Nov 2006 - 1111-20 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

0006-3223

10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.04.022 doi


Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors--blood
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Brain Chemistry--drug effects
Catecholamines--metabolism
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid--methods
Cognition--drug effects
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Administration Routes
Electroencephalography--methods
Electromyography--methods
Male
Memory, Short-Term--drug effects
Methylphenidate--blood
Microdialysis--methods
Motor Activity--drug effects
Prefrontal Cortex--drug effects
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Signal Detection, Psychological--drug effects
Sleep--drug effects
Vision, Ocular--drug effects