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. 1998 Apr 15;18(8):3098–3115. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.18-08-03098.1998

Table 1.

Classification of neuronal responses during cocaine and heroin self-administration

AE AI PI PE NR
n % of total n % of total n % of total n % of total n % of total
Cocaine
 mPFC 11 10 9 8.2 20 18.2 4 3.6 80 72.7
 NAc 27 24.3 6 5.4 30 27.0 8 7.2 61 54.9
Heroin
 mPFC 20 18.2 9 8.2 14 12.7 3 2.7 69 62.7
 NAc 18 16.2 6 5.4 20 18.0 6 5.4 68 61.3

Number and distribution of different types of neuronal responses in mPFC and NAc during separate cocaine and heroin self-administration sessions. Different categories of neuronal responses are displayed at the top of table (AE, anticipatory excitatory response; AI, anticipatory inhibitory response; PI, post-drug inhibitory response; PE, post-drug excitatory response; NR, no response). Number of neuron(n) and percentage of total are indicated in each category. A total of 110 mPFC and 111 NAc neurons were tested across cocaine and heroin sessions. A single neuron sometimes exhibited more than one type of response so it could be counted in multiple categories.