BASAL FOREBRAIN STIMULATION MODIFIES AUDITORY-CORTEX RESPONSIVENESS BY AN ACTION AT MUSCARINIC RECEPTORS

被引:114
作者
METHERATE, R [1 ]
ASHE, JH [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF RIVERSIDE,DEPT PSYCHOL,PROGRAM NEUROSCI 075,RIVERSIDE,CA 92521
关键词
BASAL FOREBRAIN; NUCLEUS BASALIS; RAT; ACETYLCHOLINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; AUDITORY CORTEX;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(91)90301-B
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
We have hypothesized that auditory cortex plasticity involves modification of thalamocortical transmission by basal forebrain (BF) cholinergic neurons, and that this action may involve muscarinic receptors. In a first test of this hypothesis, we report that BF stimulation can suppress or facilitate, depending on the intensity of stimulation, auditory cortical responses elicited by thalamic stimulation. BF-mediated facilitation is antagonized by atropine, implicating muscarinic receptors. These data suggest that BF cholinergic neurons functionally modify auditory cortex by regulating thalamocortical transmission.
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页码:163 / 167
页数:5
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