Distribution and developmental change in [3H]MK-801 binding within zebra finch song nuclei.
Distribution and developmental change in [3H]MK-801 binding within zebra finch song nuclei.
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斑胸草雀鸣声核内 [3H]MK-801 结合的分布和发育变化。
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10.1002/neu.480230806
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1992
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Nordeen,KW
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Aamodt,SM;Kozlowski,MR;Nordeen,EJ;Nordeen,KW
In many songbirds, vocal learning depends upon appropriate auditory experience during a sensitive period that coincides with the formation and reorganization of song‐related neural pathways. Because some effects of early sensory experience on neural organization and early learning have been linked to activation ofN‐methyl‐d‐aspartate (NMDA) receptors, we measured binding to this receptor within the neural system controlling song behavior in zebra finches. Quantitative autoradiography was used to measure binding of the noncompetitive antagonist [3H]MK‐801 (dizocilpine) in the brains of both adult and juvenile male zebra finches, focusing on four telencephalic regions implicated in song learning and production. Overall, the pattern of MK‐801 binding in zebra finches was similar to the pattern found in rats (Monaghan and Cotman, 1985,J. Neurosci.5:2909–2919; Sakurai, Cha, Penney, and Young, 1991,Neuroscience40:533–543). That is, binding was highest in the telencephalon, intermediate in thalamic regions, and virtually absent from the brain stem and cerebellum. The telencephalic song areas exhibited intermediate levels of binding, and binding in the juveniles was not significantly different from adult levels in most song nuclei. However, in the lateral magnocellular nucleus of the anterior neostriatum (IMAN), binding at 30 days of age was significantly higher than binding in adults. Given the established role of NMDA receptors in other developing neural systems, both their presence in song control nuclei and their developmental regulation within a region implicated in song learning suggest that NMDA receptors play a role in mediating effects of auditory experience on the development of song behavior.