The data set describing cognitive performance after varenicline administration in a 3-choice serial reaction time task in rats.
The data shows attentional function, impulsivity, motivation, motor function, and motor activity in rats treated with varenicline, a stop-smoking aid. The data also shows these parameters in rats treated with varenicline after acute/chronic nicotine administration. Our interpretation and discussion of these data were described in the article "Varenicline Provokes Impulsive Action by Stimulating α4β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Infralimbic Cortex in a Nicotine Exposure Status-Dependent Manner" (Ohmura et al., 2017) [1].
Department of Neuropharmacology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Yu
Y
Ohmura
Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Japan.
Hitomi
H
Sasamori
Department of Neuropharmacology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan; Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan.
Iku
I
Tsutsui-Kimura
Department of Neuropharmacology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Takeshi
T
Izumi
Department of Neuropharmacology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Takayuki
T
Yoshida
Department of Neuropharmacology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Mitsuhiro
M
Yoshioka