Table 5.

Effects of 0.5 mg/kg amphetamine, intracranial CTAP into the NAc shell subregion and their combination, or intracranial DAMGO into the NAc shell subregion on measures of attentional function, compulsivity, and motivation in the 5-CSRTT

Treatment (systemic–local)Accuracy (%)Perseverative responsesResponse latency (ms)OmissionsFeeder latency (ms)
Vehicle–vehicle86.7 ± 2.912.4 ± 2.0334 ± 1115.3 ± 2.12016 ± 351
Vehicle–CTAP (3 μg)84.1 ± 2.513.5 ± 3.7330 ± 819.0 ± 3.42235 ± 367
AMPH–vehicle73.7 ± 3.6**11.7 ± 4.0321 ± 1416.5 ± 1.62274 ± 483
AMPH–CTAP (1 μg)80.2 ± 3.1#8.3 ± 2.3317 ± 1019.2 ± 2.52227 ± 499
AMPH–CTAP (3 μg)80.9 ± 2.7#7.9 ± 2.9351 ± 1325.1 ± 4.22037 ± 525
Vehicle86.7 ± 2.010.2 ± 3.4342 ± 1514.9 ± 1.22147 ± 477
DAMGO (0.125 μg)84.1 ± 0.910.6 ± 3.8339 ± 1917.2 ± 3.41759 ± 461
  • In total, n = 10 animals were included in the analyses, and data depict mean ± SEM. AMPH, Amphetamine.

  • **p < 0.005 versus vehicle–vehicle;

  • #p < 0.05 compared with AMPH–vehicle.