کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4339794 1295768 2009 13 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The role of rat dorsomedial prefrontal cortex in spatial working memory
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The role of rat dorsomedial prefrontal cortex in spatial working memory
چکیده انگلیسی

We used an operant delayed spatial alternation task to examine the role of rat dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC) in spatial working memory. The task was designed to restrict movements during the delay period to minimize use of motor-mediating strategies. Inactivation of dmPFC (muscimol) resulted in increased errors and increased the temporal variability of responding. Animals did not show perseveration after errors (i.e., responding again at the erroneous location). Under control conditions, the time between spatial responses was greater and more variable before errors as compared to correct responses. These effects were eliminated when muscimol was infused into dmPFC. Trial outcome also affected movement and delay times in the next trial. This effect was diminished with muscimol in dmPFC. By contrast, when muscimol was infused in dorsal agranular insular cortex (AId)—a region that is strongly interconnected with dorsomedial prefrontal regions—there was no effect on delayed spatial alternation performance. These experiments confirm that dmPFC is necessary for successful delayed spatial alternation and establish that there is a relationship between response time variability and trial outcome that depends on dorsomedial prefrontal function.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Neuroscience - Volume 164, Issue 2, 1 December 2009, Pages 444–456
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