Muscarinic transmission in the basolateral amygdala is necessary for the acquisition of socially transmitted food preferences in rats
Author
Carballo-Márquez, Anna
Vale-Martínez, Anna
Guillazo-Blanch, Gemma
Martí-Nicolovius, Margarita
Publication date
2009ISSN
1074-7427
Abstract
We examined the involvement of muscarinic receptors in the basolateral amygdala (BLA) in the social transmission of food preference (STFP) learning by assessing the effects of scopolamine (20 μg/side), injected prior to social training, on a 24-h food-choice test. Muscarinic receptor blockade in the BLA significantly impaired STFP, as shown by the rats’ chance preference for the odorized trained food. The present results are consistent with the suggestion that intact cholinergic transmission in the BLA is necessary for acquisition and/or initial consolidation and provide evidence that BLA integrity is part of the underlying circuit of STFP learning.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
6 - Applied Sciences. Medicine. Technology
Keywords
Ciències bàsiques
Ciencias básicas
Pages
3
Publisher
Elsevier
Collection
91; 1
Is part of
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Citation
Carballo-Márquez, Anna; Vale-Martínez, Anna; Guillazo-Blanch, Gemma [et al.]. Muscarinic transmission in the basolateral amygdala is necessary for the acquisition of socially transmitted food preferences in rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 2009, 91(1), p. 98-101. Disponible en: <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1074742708001809?via%3Dihub>. Fecha de acceso: 12 feb. 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2008.09.014
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