Factors that influence the persistence of stimulation-induced aversion

被引:4
作者
Diotte, M [1 ]
Bielajew, C [1 ]
Miguelez, M [1 ]
Miliaressis, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ottawa, Sch Psychol, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
brain stimulation reward; self-stimulation; aversion; analgesia; dorsal raphe; nucleus reticularis gigantocellularis; dorsal median tegmentum;
D O I
10.1016/S0031-9384(01)00418-8
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Brain stimulation reward in certain regions has been shown to produce analgesia to externally applied painful stimuli. In the present experiments, we studied how electrical self-stimulation of the dorsal raphe (DR) nucleus modifies the aversive effects of electrical stimulation of the nucleus reticularis gigantocellularis (Gi) or of the dorsal tegmentum (DTg). In the first study, the threshold for latency to escape aversive Gi stimulation was tracked before and after exposure to rewarding DR stimulation. Only a few sessions of DR self-stimulation were required to produce a complete and long-lasting inhibition of Gi aversion. In the second study, the aversion induced by DTg stimulation rapidly disappeared following a few test sessions at that site. Unlike our previous experience with Gi aversion that required either pairing with rewarding lateral hypothalamic (LH) or ventral tegmental area (VTA) pulses in order to increase the threshold for latency to escape Gi aversion, in this study, simply brief experience with rewarding DR stimulation in unpaired trials was sufficient to entirely suppress Gi-induced aversion. Even more surprising was the finding that unlike the Gi, aversion obtained from activation of the DTg does not persist, its threshold for escape quickly increases, and within a few sessions is no longer evident. One interpretation of these findings is that the aversion mechanisms associated with the Gi and DTg are differentially susceptible to analgesic processes. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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页数:7
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