Acute oral administration of low doses of methylphenidate targets calretinin neurons in the rat septal area.

• Main Authors: Alvaro eGarcía-Aviles (Author), Hector eAlbert-Gasco (Author), Isabel eArnal-Vicente (Author), Ebtissam eElhajj (Author), Julio eSanjuan (Author), Ana M Sanchez-Perez (Author), Francisco E Olucha-Bordenau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Methylphenidate (MPD) is a commonly administered drug to treat children suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Alterations in septal driven hippocampal theta rhythm may underlie attention deficits observed in these patients. Amongst others, the septo-hippocampal connections...