Abstract
Aim: Psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, are characterized by prev- alent and persistent executive deficits that are believed to be the result of dysfunctional inhibitory gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) processing of the prefrontal cortex (PFC). Methamphetamine (METH) is a commonly used psychostimulant that can induce psychotic and cognitive symptoms that are indistinguishable to schizophrenia, suggesting that METH-induced psychosis may have a similar GABAergic profile of the PFC. As the PFC consists of multiple subregions, the aim of the current study was to investi- gate changes to GABA genetic expression in the prelimbic (PRL) and orbi- tofrontal (OFC) cortices of the PFC following METH sensitization.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5-5 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Australian Psychologist |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | Suppl. 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |