title: Amphetamine-induced excitations predominate in single neostriatal neurons showing motor-related activity.
abstract: Neostriatal single-unit activity was recorded in freely moving rats. A majority (62%) of the 24 recorded neurons were activated during motor behavior such as locomotion (n = 11) or head movements (n = 4). The behavioral response to amphetamine (1.0 mg/kg) was associated with increases (n = 17) or decreases (n = 7) in firing rate. A significantly greater proportion of motor-related neurons were excited by the drug compared to nonmotor-related cells. These results, which confirm the heterogeneity of amphetamine-induced effects in the neostriatum, indicate that the baseline motor-response characteristics of neostriatal neurons may determine their response to amphetamine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington 47405.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Haracz
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Tschanz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Rebec
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D000662:Amphetamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines