EFECTOS DE LA INYECCIÓN INTRAHIPOCAMPAL DE ESCOPOLAMINA SOBRE EL COMPORTAMIENTO EN EL LABERINTO EN CRUZ ELEVADO.

In this study we aimed to investigate the effects of intrahippocampal injection of scopolamine (an antagonist of M1 muscarinic receptors with amnesic effects) on the behavior of rats evaluated on elevated plus-maze. The animals were tested in the plus-maze immediately after the drug injection and re-tested after 24 h without the drug effect. We analyzed the open and closed arms exploration in each session, and also the behavioral profile in each session using the minute by minute analyses. The results showed increases in the open arms exploration to the scopolamine animals in the first session. The minute by minute analyses in this session showed a maintenance of the exploration during the session, conversely to the observed in the saline animals when in the third minute is showed a significant reduction in comparison to the first minute. These results show that the scopolamine leads to impair the mechanism of acquisition and consolidation of the information during the session, without altering the long term memory processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]