Lack of centripetal connection between the lateral olfactory tract and the caudate nucleus. Evoked potential study in the rat.
In rats under alpha-chloralose or without general anesthesia the effect of a lateral olfactory tract stimulus on the caudate nucleus electric activity was explored by bipolar macroelectrodes. The stimulation effectiveness and the reactivity of recording sites to somatic stimuli were systematically tested. Under these conditions, no functional connection from the lateral olfactory tract to the caudate nucleus was demonstrated.
D000818:Animals; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000502:physiology*; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000502:physiology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D008297:Male; D009833:Olfactory Pathways / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats