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Unit activity recorded from the globus pallidus during classical conditioning of the rabbit nictitating membrane response.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3995268     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Single and multiple unit activity were recorded from the region of the globus pallidus (GP) in rabbits during classical conditioning of the nictitating membrane response. The most common response recorded in the GP was a short latency (less than 60 ms) change in firing following presentations of the pure tone conditioned stimulus (CS) and the corneal airpuff unconditioned stimulus (US). This response pattern was present in 39% of the pallidal records, and appeared to be elicited by the auditory components of the CS and US. Similar response patterns were seen in a few records from the putamen, entopeduncular nucleus, and ventral pallidum/substantia innominata. All of the single units that displayed this response pattern had a very sporadic pattern of spontaneous activity. Several other records from the GP displayed short latency responses after US presentations that appeared to be related to the tactile component of the airpuff. Responses of pallidal neurons to the CS and US were largely unaffected by the training procedures. It is concluded that this structure is most likely not directly involved in the classical conditioning of simple, striated muscle responses.
Authors:
R T Richardson; R F Thompson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brain research     Volume:  332     ISSN:  0006-8993     ISO Abbreviation:  Brain Res.     Publication Date:  1985 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-06-25     Completed Date:  1985-06-25     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0045503     Medline TA:  Brain Res     Country:  NETHERLANDS    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  219-29     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Auditory Pathways / physiology
Brain Mapping
Conditioning, Eyelid / physiology*
Diencephalon / physiology
Globus Pallidus / physiology*
Male
Mesencephalon / physiology
Physical Stimulation
Rabbits
Reaction Time / physiology
Sound
Species Specificity
Substantia Innominata / physiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
MH 26530/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; NS 23368/NS/NINDS NIH HHS

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