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dc.contributor.advisorPapini, Mauricio R.
dc.contributor.authorNorris, Jacob Nen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-22T18:47:45Z
dc.date.available2014-07-22T18:47:45Z
dc.date.created2009en_US
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.identifieretd-10152009-100239en_US
dc.identifierumi-10067en_US
dc.identifiercat-001495625en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/4175
dc.description.abstractFour experiments using the partial agonist D-cycloserine (DCS) were conducted to investigate the role of the N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor in consummatory successive negative contrast (cSNC), an animal model of loss-induced anxiety. . In Experiment 1, pretrial 11 and 12 administration of DCS (30 mg/kg) enhanced cSNC following the reward downshift from 32%-to-4% sucrose solution. In Experiment 2, posttrial 11 administration of DCS enhanced cSNC greatest at 30 mg/kg, following 32%-to-4%, and mildly following 32%-to-6%. In Experiment 3, DCS at 15 mg/kg and 60 mg/kg prolonged cSNC mildly (32%-to-4%). Experiment 4 suggested enhancement was not the result of conditioned taste aversion (CTA) to DCS (30 mg/kg); CTA to novel 4% solution failed to develop, compared to unpaired and saline controls. Results were interpreted to mean that activation of NMDA receptors via the glycine-modulatory site enhances the aversive memory associated with unexpected reward loss. Possible applications for therapeutic settings are discussed.
dc.format.mediumFormat: Onlineen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher[Fort Worth, Tex.] : Texas Christian University,en_US
dc.relation.ispartofTexas Christian University dissertationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUMI thesis.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofTexas Christian University dissertation.en_US
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dc.subject.lcshMethyl aspartate Receptors.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAnxiety.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMemory.en_US
dc.subject.lcshFear Physiological aspects.en_US
dc.titleRole of the NMDA receptor in consummatory successive negative contrasten_US
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etd.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychology
etd.degree.levelDoctoral
local.collegeCollege of Science and Engineering
local.departmentPsychology
local.academicunitDepartment of Psychology
dc.type.genreDissertation
local.subjectareaPsychology
etd.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy
etd.degree.grantorTexas Christian University


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