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ArticleBehavioural brain research2017

Acute low-level alcohol consumption reduces phase locking of event-related oscillations in rodents.

Leslie R Amodeo, Derek N Wills, Cindy L Ehlers

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Leslie R AmodeoDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla 92037, CA, USA.
Derek N WillsDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla 92037, CA, USA.
Cindy L EhlersDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla 92037, CA, USA. Electronic address: cindye@scripps.edu.

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Neurpsychopharmacology-Multidisciplinary TrainingT32AA007456 · NIAAA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI MARISA ROBERTO · 1985 to 2026
$13.4M
Effects of alcohol on sleep/activity rhythms: Focus on Hypocretin/OrexinR01AA006059 · NIAAA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI CINDY L EHLERS · 1985 to 2026
$8.0M
Effects of adolescent alcohol exposure on sleep and arousal in adulthoodU01AA019969 · NIAAA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI EHLERS, CINDY L · 2010 to 2019
$4.2M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA006059NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA007456NIAAA NIH HHS U01 AA019969
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Abstract

Event-related oscillations (EROs) are rhythmic changes that are evoked by a sensory and/or cognitive stimulus that can influence the dynamics of the EEG. EROs are defined by the decomposition of the EEG signal into magnitude (energy) and phase information and can be elicited in both humans and animals. EROs have been linked to several relevant genes associated with ethanol dependence phenotypes in humans and are altered in selectively bred alcohol-preferring rats. However, pharmacological studies are only beginning to emerge investigating the impact low intoxicating doses of ethanol can have on event-related neural oscillations. The main goal of this study was to investigate the effects of low levels of voluntary consumption of ethanol, in rats, on phase locking of EROs in order to give further insight into the acute intoxicating effects of ethanol on the brain. To this end, we allow rats to self-administer unsweetened 20% ethanol over 15 intermittent sessions. This method results in a stable low-dose consumption of ethanol. Using an auditory event-related potential "oddball" paradigm, we investigated the effects of alcohol on the phase variability of EROs from electrodes implanted into the frontal cortex, dorsal hippocampus, and amygdala. We found that intermittent ethanol self-administration was sufficient to produce a significant reduction in overall intraregional synchrony across all targeted regions. These data suggest that phase locking of EROs within brain regions known to be impacted by alcohol may represent a sensitive biomarker of low levels of alcohol intoxication.

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Acoustic StimulationAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismAmygdalaAnimalsBrainElectroencephalographyEthanolEvoked PotentialsEvoked Potentials, AuditoryFrontal LobeHippocampusMaleRatsRats, WistarEthanolEEG phase synchronyEthanolEvent-related oscillationsRatVoluntary consumption

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PMCPMC5521819

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