8-OH-DPAT impairs spatial but not visual learning in a water maze by stimulating 5-HT1A receptors in the hippocampus.
Behav Brain Res
; 67(1): 67-74, 1995 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
The effect of 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino) tetralin (8-OH-DPAT), a 5-HT1A receptor agonist, on spatial and non-spatial learning in a water maze was studied using two tasks of equal difficulty, with the same motor, motivational and reinforcement demands. Rats were examined for choice accuracy in a two-platform spatial discrimination task. Rats treated subcutaneously with 100 micrograms/kg 8-OH-DPAT were impaired in choice accuracy with no effect on latency. Treated rats made more errors of omission than controls only on days 1 and 2 of training. Infusion of 1 microgram/microliter spiroxatrine (SPX) or 5 micrograms/microliters of (+)WAY100135, two potent 5-HT1A receptor antagonists, in the CA1 region of the dorsal hippocampus antagonized the impairment in choice accuracy caused by 8-OH-DPAT. The effect on errors of omission on days 1 and 2 of training were not significantly modified by spiroxatrine or (+)WAY100135. Rats treated with 8-OH-DPAT were not impaired in their ability to learn a visual discrimination in a water maze. The results suggest that stimulation of 5-HT1A receptors in the CA1 region of the dorsal hippocampus impairs spatial but not visual discrimination in rats.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Spatial Behavior
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8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin
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Maze Learning
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Behav Brain Res
Year:
1995
Document type:
Article
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