TY - JOUR
T1 - Nucleus basalis magnocellularis electrical stimulation facilitates two-way active avoidance retention, in rats
AU - Montero-Pastor, Ana
AU - Vale-Martínez, Anna
AU - Guillazo-Blanch, Gemma
AU - Nadal-Alemany, Roser
AU - Martí-Nicolovius, Margarita
AU - Morgado-Bernal, Ignacio
PY - 2001/5/11
Y1 - 2001/5/11
N2 - We studied the effects of post-training intracranial electrical stimulation of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis on two-way active avoidance retention. After the acquisition, rats were stimulated for 20 min, and they were tested again after 24 h or 11 days. The treatment improved memory consolidation, especially in animals with a low initial learning ability. These facilitative effects could be attributed to an enhancement of cortical and/or amygdala activation, leading to an improvement in associative processes and/or cortical plasticity. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V.
AB - We studied the effects of post-training intracranial electrical stimulation of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis on two-way active avoidance retention. After the acquisition, rats were stimulated for 20 min, and they were tested again after 24 h or 11 days. The treatment improved memory consolidation, especially in animals with a low initial learning ability. These facilitative effects could be attributed to an enhancement of cortical and/or amygdala activation, leading to an improvement in associative processes and/or cortical plasticity. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V.
KW - Arousal
KW - Basal Forebrain
KW - Memory
U2 - 10.1016/S0006-8993(01)02325-3
DO - 10.1016/S0006-8993(01)02325-3
M3 - Article
SN - 0006-8993
VL - 900
SP - 337
EP - 341
JO - Brain Research
JF - Brain Research
ER -