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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prog Neurobiol. 2015 Apr 6;130:29–70. doi: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2015.03.005

Table 5.

VP manipulations and cognitive, maternal, rewarding (selfstimulation), and aversive effects.

Reference VP Manipulation System Effects Task Result
Numan et al., 2005a SCH 23390 Dopamine D1 Antagonist Maternal Behavior (Pup retrieval) No effect
Numan et al., 2005b Muscimol GABA GABA-A Agonist Maternal Behavior (Pup retrieval + Nursing duration) Decrease
Numan et al., 2005b VP muscimol (contralateral) + MPOA lesion (ipsilateral) GABA GABA-A Agonist Maternal Behavior (Pup retrieval + Nursing duration) Decrease
Swerdlow et al., 1990 Picrotoxin GABA GABA-A Antagonist Pre-pulse inhibition Decrease
Swerdlow et al., 1990 VP Muscimol + Acb DA GABA GABA-A Agonist Disruption of Pre-pulse inhibition by Acb DA Blocked
Kodsi and Swerdlow 1995a Medial VP Picrotoxin GABA GABA-A Antagonist Pre-pulse inhibition Decrease
Kodsi and Swerdlow 1995a Central and lateral VP Picrotoxin GABA GABA-A Antagonist Pre-pulse inhibition No effect
Kodsi and Swerdlow 1995a 2-OH-saclofen GABA GABA-B Antagonist Pre-pulse inhibition No effect
Kodsi and Swedlow 1995b Picrotoxin GABA GABA-A Antagonist Pre-pulse inhibition Decrease
Swerdlow et al., 1990 Picrotoxin GABA Antagonist Pre-pulse inhibition Decrease
Kretschmer and Koch 1998 Lesion NA NA Pre-pulse inhibition No effect
Sipes and Geyer 1997 DOI Serotonin 5-HT2A agonist Pre-pulse inhibition Decrease
Sipes and Geyer 1997 MDL 100,907 Serotonin 5-HT2A antagonist Pre-pulse inhibition Increase
Ferry et al., 2000 Lesion NA NA Reversal learning Decrease
Zhang et al., 2005 Muscimol GABA GABA-A Agonist Working memory task performance (lever) Decrease
Zhang et al., 2005 AMPA Glutamate AMPA agonist Working memory task performance (lever) Decrease
Zhang et al., 2005 Lesion NA NA Working memory task performance (lever) Decrease
Zhang et al., 2005 DAMGO Opioid Mu Agonist Working memory task performance (lever) Decrease
Kalivas et al., 2001 AMPA Glutamate AMPA agonist Working memory task performance (maze) Decrease
Kalivas et al., 2001 DAMGO Opioid Mu Agonist Working memory task performance (maze) Decrease
Kalivas et al., 2001 VP DAMGO & MD GABA GABA-B saclofen Opioid Mu Agonist Working memory task performance (maze) impairment Blocked
Chrobak and Napier 2002 Saline or aCSF NA NA Working memory task performance (maze) Decrease
Floresco et al., 1999 Lidocaine Sodium Antagonist Working memory task performance (maze) Decrease
Huston et al., 1987 Lesion NA NA Brain Stimulation Reward Decrease
Johnson and Stellar 1994b Lesion NA NA Brain Stimulation Reward No effect
Johnson et al., 1993 DAMGO Opioid Mu agonist Brain Stimulation Reward Mixed
Johnson and Stellar 1994a DPDPE Opioid Delta agonist Brain Stimulation Reward Decrease
Waraczynski and Demco 2006 Lidocaine Sodium Antagonist Threshold of self-stimulation of Medial Forebrain Bundle No effect
Ollman et al., 2014 Neurotensin Neurotensin Agonist Conditioned place preference Established
Panagis and Spyraki 1996 VP self-stimulation Dopamine Multiple Threshold of self-stimulation and Systemic cocaine Decrease
Panagis and Spyraki 1996 VP self-stimulation Dopamine D3 agonist Threshold of self-stimulation and Systemic 7-OH-DPAT Decrease
Panagis and Spyraki 1996 VP self-stimulation Dopamine D2 Antagonist Threshold of self-stimulation and Systemic haloperidol Increase
Panagis and Spyraki 1996 VP self-stimulation Dopamine D1 Antagonist Threshold of self-stimulation and Systemic SCH 23390 Increase
Panagis and Spyraki 1996 VP self-stimulation Dopamine D1 Antagonist Threshold of self-stimulation and Systemic raclopride Increase
Panagis and Spyraki 1996 VP self-stimulation Dopamine D2 Antagonist Threshold of self-stimulation and Systemic Sulpiride Increase
Panagis and Kastellakis 2002 VP self-stimulation GABA GABA-A Agonist Threshold of self-stimulation and VTA muscimol Increase
Panagis and Kastellakis 2002 VP self-stimulation GABA GABA-B Agonist Threshold of self-stimulation and VTA baclofen Increase
Panagis and Kastellakis 2002 VP self-stimulation Glutamate NMDA agonist Threshold of self-stimulation and VTA NMDA No effect
Panagis and Kastellakis 2002 VP self-stimulation Glutamate AMPA agonist Threshold of self-stimulation and VTA AMPA No effect
Panagis et al., 1998 VP self-stimulation Opioid Multiple Threshold of self-stimulation and VTA morphine Decrease
Smith et al., 2005 Bicuculline GABA GABA-A Antagonist Digging Increase
Smith et al., 2005 DAMGO Opioid Mu agonist Digging No effect
Mingote et al., 2008 Muscimol GABA GABA-A Agonist Effort task impairment induced by Acb Adenosine A2A agonist Blocked
Smith et al., 2005 Bicuculline GABA GABA-A Antagonist Forepaw “defensive” treading Increase
Smith et al., 2005 DAMGO Opioid Mu agonist Forepaw “defensive” treading Increase
Lawrence et al., 2003 Picrotoxin GABA GABA-A Antagonist Latent Inhibition No effect
Lawrence et al., 2003 Muscimol GABA GABA-A Agonist Latent Inhibition No effect

Manipulation refers to an intra-VP injection or VP lesion, unless stated otherwise.