RELATIONSHIPS OF HIPPOCAMPAL THETA CYCLES WITH BAR PRESSING DURING SELF-STIMULATION
RELATIONSHIPS OF HIPPOCAMPAL THETA CYCLES WITH BAR PRESSING DURING SELF-STIMULATION
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DOI:
10.1016/0031-9384(77)90035-x
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
VELLUTI, JC
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作者:
BUNO, W;VELLUTI, JC
Previous reports demonstrated a relationship between hippocampal rhythmical slow activity (.theta.) and movement, and suggested that rhythmical movements tend to occur during certain phase of .theta.. The relationships between .theta. cycles and voluntary motor activity were investigated. Bar pressing for electrical brain stimulation provided the reference to relate hippocampal activity. Ongoing .theta. increased in amplitude and frequency before and after pressing. Periodic waves preceded and followed pressing. These waves only appeared if the presses occurred at particular phases of the .theta. cycles. They gradually disappeared during sessions lasting 4-8 h. Light weights (< 90 g) added to the lever did not alter .theta., but heavier weights (> 90 g) produced averages without periodic waves and with movement-related potentials. Introduction of a delay between pressing and electrical stimulation delayed evoked potentials, while averaging indicated that periodical waves persisted before and after bar pressing. Total lesions of the septum or superior fornix abolished .theta. and increased the frequency of self stimulation. In animals with partial lesions, .theta. reappeared during pressing. Since the rats tended to lever press during particular phases of .theta., the phase-locked .theta. may be a corollary of motor mechanisms, and perhaps of the timing of motor responses.