| Literature DB >> 18191235 |
Rachel Navarra1, Thomas A Comery, Radka Graf, Sharon Rosenzweig-Lipson, Mark Day.
Abstract
Increased impulsivity is observed across a number of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases. Preclinical evidence has demonstrated that antagonism of the serotonin 5-HT(2C) receptor may act to increase impulsivity, leading to the hypothesis that an agonist may exert reciprocal effects and attenuate impulsive behavior. The 5-HT(2C) agonist, WAY-163909, was evaluated in the present paper using a variable stimulus duration and inter-trial interval manipulation in the 5-choice serial reaction time test designed to increase impulsivity and decrease attention. WAY-163909 treatment selectively and dose-dependently decreased impulsivity suggesting that agonism of the 5-HT(2C) receptor may be useful for modulating impulsivity in disease states where impulsivity is a pathological feature.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 18191235 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2007.11.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Behav Brain Res ISSN: 0166-4328 Impact factor: 3.332