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Excitatory amino acid receptors within nucleus accumbens subregions differentially mediate spatial learning in the rat.

Abstract：

:The present experiments investigated the effects of excitatory amino acid antagonists, infused into core and shell subregions of the nucleus accumbens, on spatial behavior in the rat. A food-search task was used, in which animals learn a specific pattern of food gathering; duration of each trial (time taken to gather all four pellets) and number of errors (visits to empty holes) were measured. In experiment 1, animals first underwent training, and subsequently were given microinfusions of either D-2-amino-5 phosphonopentanoic acid (AP-5), an N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) antagonist (0, 0.2, 1.0µg/0.5µl), or 6,7-dinitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (DNQX), an antagonist of alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid (AMPA) and kainate receptors (0, 0.075, 0.75µg/0.5µl). AP-5-significantly increased trial duration in both core and shell groups, but increased errors only in the core group. DNQX treatment also impaired performance in both groups, but the effect was greater in the core group compared with the shell group. In experiment 2, animals were treated during acquisition. Rats infused with AP-5 (1µg/0.5µl) took significantly longer to finish trials, made more errors and showed a marked learning impairment across days. AP-5 impaired learning in both core and shell groups, but the disruption was significantly greater in the core group. DNQX (0.75µg/0.5µl) also impaired learning when infused into the core during acquisition; however, the pattern of disruption contrasted markedly with that of AP-5. DNQX in the shell had no effect on trial duration during learning. It is hypothesized that both NMDA and non-NMDA receptors in the nucleus accumbens mediate spatial learning and performance, and that NMDA receptors may have a relatively more important role in memory or retrieval mechanisms. Moreover, the core subregion may be preferentially involved in the control of spatial behavior.

journal_name

Behav Pharmacol

journal_title

Behavioural pharmacology

authors

Maldonado-Irizarry CS,Kelley AE

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1995-08-01 00:00:00

pages

527-539

issue

5 And 6

eissn

0955-8810

issn

1473-5849

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Excitatory amino acid receptors within nucleus accumbens subregions differentially mediate spatial learning in the rat.