BEHAVIORAL ROLE OF MAMMILLARY EFFERENT SYSTEM
BEHAVIORAL ROLE OF MAMMILLARY EFFERENT SYSTEM
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DOI:
10.1016/0361-9230(78)90074-6
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
GREENE, E
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作者:
FIELD, TD;ROSENSTOCK, J;GREENE, E
The effects of lesions of the mammillary system [in rats] on spatial memory and arousal were discussed. Destruction of the medial mammillary nucleus or the mammillotegmental tract produces impairments on a delayed alternation task and greatly increases activity in the open-field. Lesions of the mammillothalamic tract produce a differential effect in that the spatial alternation deficit is accompanied by a general lethargy and unresponsiveness. The mammillary system may play a crucial role in the short-term storage of proprioceptive information necessary for the successive execution of maze choices. It also appears to play a role in the arousal state of the animal.