Beta-frequency (15–35 Hz) electroencephalogram activities elicited by toluene and electrical stimulation in the behaving rat
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Surgery
Male Long–Evans hooded rats (320–460 g) from the McMaster University breeding colonies were anaesthetized with 0.9 mg/kg ketamine and 0.05 mg/kg xylazine and were placed in a stereotaxic frame with the skull surface on the horizontal plane. The level of anaesthesia was monitored closely, and 10 to 20% supplemental doses were administered as required. Bipolar, Teflon-coated stainless-steel twisted-wire electrodes (125 μm exposed tips) were implanted in the right piriform cortex (posterior 3.6 mm,
Spontaneous electroencephalogram activity and toluene-induced beta activity
Spontaneous EEG recordings included beta-, gamma- and theta-frequency activities, which varied in power across the four recording sites. Fig. 1 shows the major aspects of spontaneous and toluene-induced EEG activity in both time- and frequency-domains in one of the five animals. Spontaneous beta and gamma activities were observed most strongly in the olfactory bulb and piriform cortex, and were weakly represented in the entorhinal cortex and dentate gyrus. Gamma activity had a mean frequency of
Discussion
Bursts of toluene-induced beta-frequency EEG activity in the olfactory system and hippocampal formation have been found here to be characterized by high-amplitude coherent oscillations that spread in a caudal direction from the olfactory bulb to the entorhinal cortex and dentate gyrus. Electrical stimulation was also applied to the piriform cortex at frequencies between 2 and 35 Hz, and optimal field responses in both the entorhinal cortex and dentate gyrus were found for frequencies of
Conclusions
Noxious odours such as toluene induce high-amplitude bursts of beta-frequency EEG activity which are transmitted from the olfactory bulb to the hippocampal formation via the piriform and entorhinal cortices, and which are highly coherent between these structures. Partial coherence analysis indicates that the spectral characteristics of the bursts are not significantly altered during transmission between the piriform cortex and the hippocampus. Although bursts induced by toluene were increased
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Acknowledgements
This research was supported by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council to R.J.R. and S.H., and by an NSERC post-graduate scholarship to C.A.C.
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