EFFECTS OF DIAZEPAM AND D-AMPHETAMINE ON RHYTHMIC PATTERN OF EYE-MOVEMENTS IN GOLDFISH

被引:17
作者
SALAS, C
NAVARRO, F
TORRES, B
DELGADOGARCIA, JM
机构
[1] Laboratory of Neuroscience, Department of Animal Physiology and Biology, University of Seville, Seville, 41012
关键词
EYE MOVEMENT; OCULOMOTOR SYSTEM; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; FISH; D-AMPHETAMINE SULFATE; DIAZEPAM; FOURIER ANALYSIS;
D O I
10.1097/00001756-199202000-00002
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
THE effects of diazepam and D-amphetamine on spontaneous, vestibular- and visually-induced eye movements were studied in the restrained goldfish. These animals showed a stereotyped pattern of spontaneous eye movements that scanned the visual field in the horizontal plane. Fourier analysis of these eve movements revealed a rhythmic pattern of about 5 cycles per minute, whose frequency increased to double and decreased to half following treatment with diazepam and D-amphetamine, respectively. However, the fast and slow components of vestibulo-ocular and optokinetic reflexes, as well as peculiar blink-like movements, remained unchanged at the same drug doses. These results suggest the presence of a central pattern generator for spontaneous eye movements in the goldfish, whose oscillation frequency is pharmacologically modifiable.
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页码:131 / 134
页数:4
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