Neurotoxic lesions of the caudate-putamen on a reaching for food task in the rat: Acute sensorimotor neglect and chronic qualitative motor impairment follow lateral lesions and improved success follows medial lesions

Neuroscience

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 86-97

  Whishaw, I Q ^a   Zeeb, F ^a   Erickson, C ^a   McDonald, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

ibotenic acid and skilled reaching; medial caudate putamen and reaching; neglect and caudate putamen; quinolinic acid and skilled reaching; reaching withdrawal deficit; striatum and skilled reaching

Indexed keywords

IBOTENIC ACID; QUINOLINIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; FORELIMB; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; ROTATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SUPINE POSITION; TRAINING; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN INJURIES; CELL DEATH; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; IBOTENIC ACID; MALE; MOVEMENT; NEOSTRIATUM; NEUROTOXINS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUINOLINIC ACID; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247501743     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.01.034     Document Type: Article

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