Accurate timing but increased impulsivity following excitotoxic lesions of the subthalamic nucleus.
Accurate timing but increased impulsivity following excitotoxic lesions of the subthalamic nucleus.
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丘脑底核兴奋性毒性损伤后计时准确,但冲动性增加。
DOI:
10.1016/j.neulet.2008.05.071
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发表时间:
2008
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Matell,MatthewS
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作者:
Wiener,Martin;Magaro,ChristopherM;Matell,MatthewS
Several lines of evidence have implicated the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in behaviors that require precise temporal control. In order to investigate this possibility further, we trained rats to perform a peak-interval (PI) timing task [S. Roberts, Isolation of an internal clock, J. Exp. Psychol. Anim. B 7 (1981) 242–268] with two durations (10s and 40s), and then lesioned the STN by microinjection of ibotenic acid. Lesioned animals were able to maintain precise temporal control, yet were unable to inhibit operant responses late in the trial, at times that were unlikely to yield reinforcement. These results indicate the involvement of the STN in impulsive or perseverative response inhibition, but not in temporal processing.