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) |
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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)