BEHAVIORS OF RATS WITH INSIDIOUS, MULTIFOCAL BRAIN-DAMAGE INDUCED BY SEIZURES FOLLOWING SINGLE PERIPHERAL INJECTIONS OF LITHIUM AND PILOCARPINE

被引:78
作者
PERSINGER, MA [1 ]
BUREAU, YRJ [1 ]
KOSTAKOS, M [1 ]
PEREDERY, O [1 ]
FALTER, H [1 ]
机构
[1] LAURENTIAN UNIV,BIOCHEM PROGRAM,SUDBURY P3E 2C6,ONTARIO,CANADA
关键词
RADIAL ARM MAZE (RAM); CONDITIONED TASTE AVERSION (CTA); LITHIUM; LIMBIC SEIZURE; MEMORY; ACETYLCHOLINE; BRAIN DAMAGE;
D O I
10.1016/0031-9384(93)90261-D
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Several domains of behavior were measured in rats (n = 465) 10 days to 100 days after induction of limbic seizures by a single subcutaneous injection of lithium and pilocarpine. These rats displayed enhanced intragroup aggression but normal muricide; gustatory neophobia and conditioned taste aversion were virtually eliminated. Severe working and reference memory deficits were evident within the radial arm maze. Both state-dependent memory and possible situation-dependent precipitation of spontaneous seizures were suggested. The behavioral changes were considered commensurate with the multifocal pattern of thalamic, hippocampal/amygdaloid, and limbic cortical damage.
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页码:849 / 866
页数:18
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