Author: Vlasenko O.
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
ISSN: 0090-2977
Source: Neurophysiology, Vol.42, Iss.5, 2011-03, pp. : 325-337
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Abstract
Using the corresponding techniques, we visualized Fos-immunoreactive (Fos-ir) and NADPH diaphorasereactive (NADPH-dr) neurons in the medullary centers of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) of rats, which performed repetitive operant movements (catching of food globules from the manger by the left forelimb under conditions of high food motivation). Animals were trained to perform operant movements in 30 min-long everyday sessions during 12 days. The duration of a single food-procuring movement was about 600 msec. Realization of the operant reflex was accompanied by clearly expressed motivational/affective reactions. The heart rate (HR) in the course of each operant movement sharply dropped (on the 10th day of training, by 12%, on average) with subsequent recovery of this parameter within 3-4 sec. In the course of 30-min-long training sessions, the mean HR gradually decreased (in the examined group, 7%, on average) within an interval from the 5th to the 20th min with subsequent recovery until the end of the training session. The mean numbers of Fos-ir neurons in the medullary nuclei of the ANS (
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