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Auditory Stimulation Dishabituates Olfactory Responses via Noradrenergic Cortical Modulation
Joint Authors
Sullivan, Regina M.
Smith, Jonathan J.
Shionoya, Kiseko
Wilson, Donald A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-04-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Dishabituation is a return of a habituated response if context or contingency changes.
In the mammalian olfactory system, metabotropic glutamate receptor mediated synaptic depression of cortical afferents underlies short-term habituation to odors.
It was hypothesized that a known antagonistic interaction between these receptors and norepinephrine ß-receptors provides a mechanism for dishabituation.
The results demonstrate that a 108 dB siren induces a two-fold increase in norepinephrine content in the piriform cortex.
The same auditory stimulus induces dishabituation of odor-evoked heart rate orienting bradycardia responses in awake rats.
Finally, blockade of piriform cortical norepinephrine ß-receptors with bilateral intracortical infusions of propranolol (100 μM) disrupts auditory-induced dishabituation of odor-evoked bradycardia responses.
These results provide a cortical mechanism for a return of habituated sensory responses following a cross-modal alerting stimulus.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Smith, Jonathan J.& Shionoya, Kiseko& Sullivan, Regina M.& Wilson, Donald A.. 2009. Auditory Stimulation Dishabituates Olfactory Responses via Noradrenergic Cortical Modulation. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496105
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Smith, Jonathan J.…[et al.]. Auditory Stimulation Dishabituates Olfactory Responses via Noradrenergic Cortical Modulation. Neural Plasticity No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496105
American Medical Association (AMA)
Smith, Jonathan J.& Shionoya, Kiseko& Sullivan, Regina M.& Wilson, Donald A.. Auditory Stimulation Dishabituates Olfactory Responses via Noradrenergic Cortical Modulation. Neural Plasticity. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496105
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-496105