SPATIAL WORKING MEMORY IN RATS - EFFECTS OF MONO-AMINERGIC ANTAGONISTS
SPATIAL WORKING MEMORY IN RATS - EFFECTS OF MONO-AMINERGIC ANTAGONISTS
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DOI:
10.1016/0091-3057(83)90242-3
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
RUSH, JR
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作者:
BEATTY, WW;RUSH, JR
To assess the possible involvement of the monoaminergic neurotransmitters norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin in the maintenance of spatial working memory rats were treated with antagonists 0 or 2 h after completing the first 4 choices in an 8-arm maze. Haloperidol (0.25-1.0 mg/kg) when administered 2 h after choice 4 produced a small but consistent impairment in performance on retention tests given 5 h after the first 4 choices. This deficit closely resembled natural forgetting in terms of the type of errors committed. Haloperidol in the same doses given 0 h after choice 4 or 3 h before the first 4 choices did not affect retention. Treatment with propranolol (10-20 mg/kg), phentolamine (5-20 mg/kg) or methysergide (5-15 mg/kg) did not impair spatial memory, regardless of when these drugs were injected within the session. Evidently, dopaminergic neuronal systems are important in the maintenance of normal spatial working memory.