THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STEREOTYPY AND MEMORY IMPROVEMENT PRODUCED BY AMPHETAMINE
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STEREOTYPY AND MEMORY IMPROVEMENT PRODUCED BY AMPHETAMINE
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00427774
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
WHITE, NM
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作者:
CARR, GD;WHITE, NM
The possibility that amphetamine[A]-induced stereotypy and facilitation of memory consolidation are both mediated by stimulated of dopaminergic activity in the caudate nucleus. In experiment 1, rats were given pairings of a tone and a shock followed by s.c. (2 mg/kg). The amount of stereotypy and increased locomotor activity produced by the injection were measured immediately. Retention of the tone-shock association was evaluated 48 h later by observing the ability of the tone to suppress drinking. The degree of retention was significantly correlated with the amount of stereotypy but not with the amount of locomotion previously measured. In experiment 2, A was microinjected into the caudate nucleus (10 .mu.g/.mu.l) and its ability to produce the same 3 behavioral effects was examined. These injections produced increased stereotypy and improved retention but no increase in locomotion. The correlation of memory facilitation with stereotypy and the fact that both were produced by intracaudate A suggest that they may be mediated by the same neuropharmacological substrate, namely A-induced release of dopamine in the caudate.