HIPPOCAMPAL AND BODY-TEMPERATURE CHANGES IN RATS DURING DELAYED MATCHING-TO-SAMPLE PERFORMANCE IN A COLD ENVIRONMENT

被引:19
作者
AHLERS, ST
THOMAS, JR
BERKEY, DL
机构
[1] Behavioral Neuroscience Division, Thermal Stress/Adaptation Program Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda
关键词
MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY; DELAYED MATCHING-TO-SAMPLE; COLD STRESS; HYPOTHERMIA; BIOTELEMETRY;
D O I
10.1016/0031-9384(91)90430-V
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
In order to study the effects of temperature changes induced by cold stress on working memory, telemetry thermistor probes were implanted into the hippocampal region of the brain and into the peritoneal cavity of rats. Temperatures in these regions were monitored while rats performed on a delayed matching-to-sample (DMTS) task at ambient temperatures of 23-degrees-C and 2-degrees-C. Matching accuracy was significantly decreased during exposure to 2-degrees-C, indicating a marked impairment of short-term or working memory. Temperature in the hippocampus increased 2-degrees-C during exposure to 23-degrees-C, but only 1-degrees-C when the environmental temperature was 2-degrees-C. Body temperature showed a similar but less pronounced pattern in that cold exposure attenuated the increase in temperature observed when animals performed the DMTS task. These results suggest that could-induced impairment of working memory may be associated with subtle temperature changes in the brain.
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页码:1013 / 1018
页数:6
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