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Intracranial self-stimulation of the dorsal raphe sensitizes psychostimulant locomotion BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE Boye, S. M., Grant, R. J., Tawfik, V. L. 2007; 121 (3): 550-558

Abstract

The authors hypothesized that repeated rewarding electrical stimulation of the dorsal raphe can produce behavioral sensitization to psychostimulants. Groups of male rats were implanted with a stimulation electrode and preexposed to brain stimulation at parameters set to equate rewarding effectiveness across rats. Control groups were implanted with an electrode but never stimulated, or not implanted at all. Twenty-four hours after the 12th self-stimulation session, all groups were challenged with amphetamine (0.5 mg/kg, ip), nicotine (0.2 mg/kg, sc), or saline, and locomotor activity was measured for 1 hr. Locomotor responses to amphetamine and to nicotine were significantly greater in rats preexposed to brain stimulation. These findings suggest at least partial overlap of underlying substrates. ((c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved).

View details for DOI 10.1037/0735-7044.121.3.550

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View details for PubMedID 17592946