Abstract: Drugs that act as agonists at the cannabinoid CB1 receptor have been reported to interfere with a diverse range of cognitive functions, including object recognition memory. However, to date, most of the studies conducted on this aspect of memory have suggested that these effects occur mainly in pubertal or pre-pubertal, rather than adult, rats. In this study we revisited this issue and evaluated the effects of a single s.c. injection of the CB1 receptor agonist, WIN 55,212-2 (‘WIN’), at 1, 3 or 5 mg/kg, on object recognition memory. We foun...
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Neuroscience
Endocrinology
Internal medicine