Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18285469›Full record

ArticleLearning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.)2008

GABA(A) receptors determine the temporal dynamics of memory retention.

Gavan P McNally, Katarzyna A Augustyn, Rick Richardson

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Article in Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. GABAJournal of neurochemistry · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Gavan P McNallySchool of Psychology, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia. g.mcnally@unsw.edu.au
Katarzyna A Augustyn
Rick Richardson

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Four experiments studied the role of GABA(A) receptors in the temporal dynamics of memory retention. Memory for an active avoidance response was a nonmonotonic function of the retention interval. When rats were tested shortly (2 min) or some time (24 h) after training, retention was excellent, but when they were tested at intermediate intervals (1-4 h), retention was poor. Activity at GABA(A) receptors was critical for impairing memory retention at the intermediate intervals because injection of the GABA(A) receptor partial inverse agonist FG7142 prior to test significantly improved performance. These retention enhancing effects of FG7142 were dose-dependent and not due to any nonspecific effects of FG7142 on activity. Our results suggest that the temporal dynamics of memory retention may be caused by variations in neurotransmission through the GABA(A) receptor in the post-training period.

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AnimalsAvoidance LearningCarbolinesDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Inverse AgonismGABA-A Receptor AgonistsMaleRatsRats, WistarReceptors, GABA-ARetention, PsychologyTime FactorsCarbolinesFG 7142GABA-A Receptor AgonistsReceptors, GABA-A

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PMID18285469
PMCPMC2275652

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