Behaviour-related effects of nicotine on slow EEG waves in basal nucleus-lesioned rats |
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Authors: | A. Bringmann |
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Affiliation: | (1) School of Medicine, Paul Flechsig Institute of Brain Research, Department of Neurophysiology, University of Leipzig, Jahnallee 59, D-04109 Leipzig, Germany |
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Abstract: | The basal magnocellular nucleus is assumed to play a crucial role in cholinergic activation of the cortical EEG. The aim of this study was to establish whether intraperitoneally applied nicotine may counteract the power asymmetry of the slow waves in the cortical EEG of both hemispheres after an unilateral lesion in the basal nucleus. In 17 rats the basal nucleus (substantia innominata/ventral pallidum) was unilaterally lesioned by ibotenic acid. The lesion produced unilateral power increases of all frequencies up to 20 Hz in the frontal EEG that increased with higher arousal level. Additionally, synchronized spike and wave discharges appeared in the frontal EEG. The results indicate that the basal nucleus suppresses especially the delta EEG waves in the frontal motor cortex during motor active behaviour. Nicotine (0.1 and 1 mg/kg) partially counteracts the power asymmetry of frontal slow waves (2–6 Hz) only during exploratory sniffing but not during grooming and waking immobility. Physostigmine (1 mg/kg) was also effective during exploratory sniffing. The results may indicate a role of nicotinic mechanisms in the information input component of exploratory behaviour. |
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Keywords: | Nucleus basalis magnocellularis Nicotine Physostigmine Cortical EEG FFT power spectra Unrestrained behaviour Rat |
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