Alex Caminer

2 papers in the library · publishing 2015-2016

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MDMA ('Ecstasy'), oxytocin and vasopressin modulate social preference in rats: A role for handling and oxytocin receptors.

Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior 2016 Linnet Ramos, Callum Hicks, Alex Caminer et al.

In laboratory rats, peripheral administration of the neuropeptides oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (AVP) induces similar prosocial effects (i.e. increased adjacent lying) to the party drug 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), which are sensitive to vasopressin V1A receptor (V1AR) antagonism. Here, we employed a social preference paradigm to further compare the prosocial effects of OT, AVP...

DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2016.10.002 Full text MDMA Compound 25 Handling Oxytocin +3

Oxytocin and MDMA ('Ecstasy') enhance social reward in rats.

Psychopharmacology July 2015 Linnet Ramos, Callum Hicks, Alex Caminer et al.

Oxytocin (OT), vasopressin (AVP) and 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'Ecstasy') all increase social interaction in rats, perhaps by enhancing the rewarding value of social encounters. Here, we used the conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm to assess the intrinsic rewarding effects of OT, AVP and MDMA, and whether these effects are enhanced by the presence of a conspecific, or a...

DOI: 10.1007/s00213-015-3899-9 Full text