TY - JOUR
T1 - Neuronal activities in ventrobasal complex of thalamus and in trigeminal main sensory nucleus during EEG desynchronization in anesthetized rats
AU - Kanosue, Kazuyuki
AU - Nakayama, Teruo
AU - Andrew, Paul D.
AU - Shen, Zaiwen
AU - Sato, Makoto
PY - 1986/7/30
Y1 - 1986/7/30
N2 - Activities of somatosensory relay neurons responding to orofacial mechanical stimulation were examined in the ventrobasal complex of the thalamus (VB) and in the trigeminal main sensory nucleus (MSN) during EEG dysenchronization in urethane-anesthetized rats. EEG desynchronization was induced by scrotal warming in a temperature range of 35-40 °C. Responses of most VB neurons to receptive-field stimulation were augmented during EEG desynchronization, when compared to responses during synchronization. Spontaneous activity of VB neurons also increased with EEG desyncronization. Responses of MSN neurons to receptive-field stimulation did not change appreciably when the EEG pattern was altered. If a VB neuron was induced by iontophoretic application of glutamate to fire at the same rate as seen during EEG desynchronization, a similar increased response to receptive-field stimuli was also observed. The augmented response of the VB neuron during desynchronization may thus have resulted from increased excitability of the neuron itself.
AB - Activities of somatosensory relay neurons responding to orofacial mechanical stimulation were examined in the ventrobasal complex of the thalamus (VB) and in the trigeminal main sensory nucleus (MSN) during EEG dysenchronization in urethane-anesthetized rats. EEG desynchronization was induced by scrotal warming in a temperature range of 35-40 °C. Responses of most VB neurons to receptive-field stimulation were augmented during EEG desynchronization, when compared to responses during synchronization. Spontaneous activity of VB neurons also increased with EEG desyncronization. Responses of MSN neurons to receptive-field stimulation did not change appreciably when the EEG pattern was altered. If a VB neuron was induced by iontophoretic application of glutamate to fire at the same rate as seen during EEG desynchronization, a similar increased response to receptive-field stimuli was also observed. The augmented response of the VB neuron during desynchronization may thus have resulted from increased excitability of the neuron itself.
KW - electroencephalogram (EEG)
KW - somatosensory neuron
KW - thalamus
KW - trigeminal main sensory nucleus
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U2 - 10.1016/0006-8993(86)90259-3
DO - 10.1016/0006-8993(86)90259-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 2874867
AN - SCOPUS:0022481776
VL - 379
SP - 90
EP - 97
JO - Brain Research Protocols
JF - Brain Research Protocols
SN - 0006-8993
IS - 1
ER -