Highly impulsive rats: modelling an endophenotype to determine the neurobiological, genetic and environmental mechanisms of addiction

Impulsivity describes the tendency of an individual to act prematurely without foresight and is associated with a number of neuropsychiatric co-morbidities, including drug addiction. As such, there is increasing interest in the neurobiological mechanisms of impulsivity, as well as the genetic and en...

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Main Authors: Bianca Jupp, Daniele Caprioli, Jeffrey W. Dalley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2013-03-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/6/2/302