Lidsky T I, Schneider J S
Department of Psychobiology, NYS Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island 10314.
Neurosci Lett. 1994 Jun 20;174(2):141-4. doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(94)90006-x.
It has been well documented that striatal neurons encode and process sensory information. It was the aim of the present experiment to determine the extent to which behavioral experience influenced striatal sensory responses. Single units were recorded in the striatum of awake restrained cats as they were adapted to the recording situation. To facilitate recording, cats were rewarded with milk for remaining quiet and motionless. As animals evidenced familiarity with the testing environment, striatal neurons showed heightened sensory receptivity. These results indicate the important influence of behavioral determinants of striatal sensory responses. The nature of the behavioral experience may determine the way in which sensory information is processed in this part of the basal ganglia.
纹状体神经元编码和处理感觉信息，这一点已有充分的文献记载。本实验的目的是确定行为经验在多大程度上影响纹状体的感觉反应。在清醒的、处于约束状态的猫适应记录环境时，记录其纹状体中的单个神经元。为便于记录，给保持安静和不动的猫喂牛奶作为奖励。当动物表现出对测试环境的熟悉时，纹状体神经元显示出更高的感觉接受性。这些结果表明行为决定因素对纹状体感觉反应有重要影响。行为经验的性质可能决定在基底神经节的这一部分中感觉信息的处理方式。
