Oxytocin receptors in the nucleus accumbens shell are involved in the consolidation of maternal memory in postpartum rats
TM d'Cunha, SJ King, AS Fleming, F Lévy - Hormones and behavior, 2011 - Elsevier
Female rats with maternal experience display a shorter onset of maternal responsiveness
compared to those with no prior experience. This phenomenon called 'maternal memory'is
critically dependent on the nucleus accumbens (NA) shell. We hypothesized that activation
of OT receptors in the NA shell facilitates maternal memory. In Experiment 1, postpartum
female rats given 1hour of maternal experience were infused following the experience with
either a high or low dose of an OT antagonist into the NA shell and tested for maternal …
compared to those with no prior experience. This phenomenon called 'maternal memory'is
critically dependent on the nucleus accumbens (NA) shell. We hypothesized that activation
of OT receptors in the NA shell facilitates maternal memory. In Experiment 1, postpartum
female rats given 1hour of maternal experience were infused following the experience with
either a high or low dose of an OT antagonist into the NA shell and tested for maternal …