Hypocretin-1 receptor antagonism improves inhibitory control during the Go/No-Go task in highly motivated, impulsive male mice.
Jeremy MethaYijun JiClemens BraunJanet R NicholsonLuis De LeceaCarsten MurawskiDaniel HoyerLaura H JacobsonPublished in: Psychopharmacology (2024)
These data indicate that hypocretin signalling plays roles in goal-directed behaviour and inhibitory control in a motivational state-dependant manner. While likely not useful in all settings, HcrtR1 antagonism may be beneficial in improving inhibitory control in impulsive subpopulations.