Abstract
Sprague-Dawley rats were trained to grasp and repetitively press a lever. 2-[14C]deoxyglucose (2-DG) autoradiographs of the brains of these animals revealed focal increases of 2-DG uptake in the reticular (R) nucleus of thalamus when compared to control subjects. The data demonstrate that 2-DG uptake increases in a nucleus which contains exclusively inhibitory neurons, and are pertinent to hypotheses that R might play a role in selective attention.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 380-385 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Brain Research |
| Volume | 332 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 22 1985 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 2-deoxyglucose
- motor systems
- operant conditioning
- thalamic reticular nucleus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental Biology
- Molecular Biology
- Clinical Neurology
- Neuroscience(all)
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Gonzalez, M. F., & Sharp, F. R. (1985). Reticular nucleus of rat thalamus is metabolically activated during trained forelimb movements. Brain Research, 332(2), 380-385. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(85)90609-2