Oral methylphenidate improves spatial learning and memory in pre- and periadolescent rats.

Abstract:

:Methylphenidate (MPD) is widely prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the United States. Patients, mostly school-age children, are taking the drug orally. To simulate the human condition, the authors used a cracker to administer methylphenidate orally (without the stress of handling) from Postnatal Day (PND) 22 to PND 40 and determined the effects of daily low-dose administration on the learning and performance of a radial arm maze win-shift task with all 8 arms baited. Number of entries to repeat, time to finish 8 entries, and days to reach criterion (at least 7 entries without errors for 4 out of 5 consecutive trials) were evaluated. An improvement during the first 7 days was revealed in both male and female rats treated with 3.0 mg/kg of oral methylphenidate compared with the controls. On PND 40, locomotor activity levels were not significantly different in the 3.0 mg/kg treated group compared with the controls during the initial 5 min or during the full 1 hr of recording. These data suggest that oral administration of low-dose MPD improves spatial learning and memory in both male and female preadolescent rats.

journal_name

Behav Neurosci

journal_title

Behavioral neuroscience

authors

Zhu N,Weedon J,Dow-Edwards DL

doi

10.1037/0735-7044.121.6.1272

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-12-01 00:00:00

pages

1272-9

issue

6

eissn

0735-7044

issn

1939-0084

pii

2007-18058-013

journal_volume

121

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