Corticosterone and dopamine D2/D3 receptors mediate the motivation for voluntary wheel running in C57BL/6J mice

Physical exercise can improve cognition but whether this is related to motivation levels is unknown. Voluntary wheel running is a rewarding activity proposed as a model of motivation to exercise. To question the potential effects of exercise motivation on subsequent behaviour, we used a pharmacologi...

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Main Authors: Ebada, Mohamed Elsaed Elsayed, Kendall, David A., Pardon, Marie-Christine
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35666/