title: Contrasting effects of systemic and intracerebral infusions of the 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT on spatial short-term working memory in rats.
abstract: The present study compared the effects of systemic 8-OH-DPAT (0.05, 0.1 and 1.0 mg/kg) with intra-raphe and intra-hippocampal infusions of 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) (10, 30 100 ng) on delayed non-matching-to-position (DNMP) performance in rats. The highest dose of 8-OH-DPAT administered systemically impaired DNMP performance in a delay-independent manner, increased premature responding and increased response bias. Infusions of 8-OH-DPAT (100 ng) into the median raphe nucleus improved performance accuracy, independent of delay whilst having no effect on any other response measure. Infusions of 8-OH-DPAT into the dorsal raphe nucleus had no effect on performance at any dose tested. Infusions of 8-OH-DPAT into the dorsal hippocampus produced a small impairment in performance which was also independent of delay. However, this decrement in performance accuracy was not accompanied by any changes in other response measures. These findings demonstrate a dissociation between the effects of stimulation of pre- and post-synaptic 5-HT1A receptors on performance of a DNMP task although the changes in performance cannot be accounted for by changes in mnemonic function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, UK. warburtonec@cardiff.ac.uk
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Warburton
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Everitt
mesh_terms: D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000187:drug effects*; D008845:Microinjections; D011903:Raphe Nuclei / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D051381:Rats; D017661:Receptors, Presynaptic / Q000187:drug effects; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013028:Space Perception / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D017661:Receptors, Presynaptic; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin