Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4349914 | Neuroscience Letters | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
To reveal brain regions most significantly related to individual differences in exploratory behaviour, oxidative metabolism was measured by cytochrome c oxidase histochemistry in 2 months old Wistar rats with persistently high (HE) or low (LE) exploratory activity in a novel environment. LE-rats had significantly higher levels of oxidative metabolism in dorsal raphe and inferior colliculi. In contrast, HE-rats had higher metabolic activity in entorhinal cortex. In conclusion, rats with different exploratory styles differ in underlying cerebral activity as measured via oxidative metabolism in regions implicated in defensive behaviours and cognitive processing of sensory stimuli.
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Authors
Denis Matrov, Ivo Kolts, Jaanus Harro,