Stress-Induced Reduction of Dorsal Striatal D2 Dopamine Receptors Prevents Retention of a Newly Acquired Adaptive Coping Strategy

• Main Authors: Paolo Campus (Author), Sonia Canterini (Author), Cristina Orsini (Author), Maria Teresa Fiorenza (Author), Stefano Puglisi-Allegra (Author), Simona Cabib (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The inability to learn an adaptive coping strategy in a novel stressful condition leads to dysfunctional stress coping, a marker of mental disturbances. This study tested the involvement of dorsal striatal dopamine receptors in the dysfunctional coping with the Forced Swim test fostered by a previou...