Effects of ethanol on nonspatial working memory and attention in rats.
Effects of ethanol on nonspatial working memory and attention in rats.
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乙醇对大鼠非空间工作记忆和注意力的影响。
DOI:
10.1037//0735-7044.111.2.275
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发表时间:
1997
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
McMahon,K
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作者:
Givens,B;McMahon,K
Investigation into the neural basis for ethanol-induced cognitive dysfunction requires the use of valid animal models. An operant signal detection procedure was developed to assess simultaneously the processes of sustained attention and working memory in rats, and to determine the effects of ethanol on these cognitive functions. Ethanol, at 0.75 g/kg intraperitoneal/ly (ip), produced delay-and stimulus length-dependent decreases in choice accuracy, effects that are consistent with deficits in both working memory and sustained attention. Local infusion of ethanol directly into the medial septal area resulted in a selective loss of choice accuracy at the long delay. The impairment by intraseptal ethanol did not interact with stimulus length. Thus, the working memory impairment, but not the decrement in sustained attention, was mimicked by intraseptal ethanol. The current model provides a foundation for studying the neural basis of ethanol's cognitive effects.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)