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Altering behavior with gene transfer in the limbic system

Robert M Sapolsky. Physiol Behav. 2003 Aug.

Abstract

There is now sufficient knowledge of the workings of the limbic system to allow experimental manipulation of behaviors anchored in limbic function. While such manipulations have traditionally involved lesions, stimulation or pharmacological approaches, it has become plausible to use gene transfer technology to alter patterns of gene expression in the nervous system. In this review, I consider ways in which gene transfer has been used to alter limbic function. These involve altering (a) cognition, (b) the rewarding properties of addictive substances, (c) patterns of social affiliation, and (d) responses to stress.

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