Reticular nucleus of rat thalamus is metabolically activated during trained forelimb movements

Manuel F. Gonzalez; Frank R Sharp

doi:10.1016/0006-8993(85)90609-2

Reticular nucleus of rat thalamus is metabolically activated during trained forelimb movements

Manuel F. Gonzalez, Frank R Sharp

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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	https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(85)90609-2
State	Published - Apr 22 1985
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

2-deoxyglucose
motor systems
operant conditioning
thalamic reticular nucleus

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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

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