Gravante G, Sorbera F, Sabatino M, La Grutta V
Behav Brain Res. 1985 Jul;16(1):47-55. doi: 10.1016/0166-4328(85)90081-6.
In freely moving cats with chronically implanted electrodes an analysis was made of the effects on feeding behaviour of low-frequency long-duration stimulation of the caudate nucleus, the substantia nigra and the globus pallidus. In all 3 structures a significant reduction of food intake was observed and in the pallidus this reached the point of a complete block of feeding. The effects were always limited to the period of stimulation. At the end of stimulation the animals recovered and took in food quantities equal to those of controls. The results are interpreted on the basis of reciprocal connections between the basal ganglia and the hypothalamus; the role of the striatum on the selection of certain movements and its possible involvement in behaviour is also discussed.
在长期植入电极的自由活动猫身上，分析了尾状核、黑质和苍白球低频长时间刺激对进食行为的影响。在所有这三个结构中，均观察到食物摄入量显著减少，在苍白球中，这种减少达到了完全阻断进食的程度。这些影响总是局限于刺激期。刺激结束时，动物恢复正常，进食量与对照组相等。根据基底神经节与下丘脑之间的相互连接对结果进行了解释；还讨论了纹状体在某些运动选择上的作用及其可能参与行为的情况。
