Session Details

Acute and Chronic Actions of Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse: A Search for Common Mechanisms

Tuesday, 10 February 2004 14:30 -16:00

Pyrmont 1

Chairperson Dr Macdonald L Christie University of SydneyAustralia

Role of voltage-gated potassium channels in mediation of the direct excitatory action of ethanol on mesolimbic dopamine neurons
  • Sarah B Appel, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States
  • Synaptic plasticity in the mesolimbic system: Implications for addictive behaviors
  • Dr Antonello Bonci, University of California, United States
  • Mechanisms of sensitization of ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons following chronic drug treatment
  • Mark S Brodie, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States
  • Role of acetaldehyde in ethanol-induced stimulation of VTA dopaminergic neurons
  • Marco Diana, University of Sassari, Italy