Date of Award
2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Psychology
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Butt, Allen
Second Advisor
Crawford, Cynthia
Third Advisor
Chien, Yuchin
Abstract
The nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM) sends cholinergic projections to the neocortex. While NBM activation of the neocortex regulates attention and contributes to memory formation, the mechanisms controlling NBM activity during attention-dependent learning are not well understood. The current experiment tested the hypothesis that the mPFC is critically involved in modulating NBM activity during attention-dependent learning in rats. A total of 80 male Long-Evans rats were purchased from a commerical research animal vendor. Rats were randomly assigned to one of four controlled groups. The procedures were done by an animal technician and veterinarian in the CSUSB Social and Behavioral Science vivarium at California State University, San Bernardino.
Recommended Citation
Greenfield, Venuz Yadira, "Medial prefrontal modulation of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis during attention-dependent learning" (2011). Theses Digitization Project. 4474.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/4474
