ArticlePsychopharmacology2022
Duration- and sex-dependent neural circuit control of voluntary physical activity.
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- Sex-specific effects of exercise on motor coordination and extended basal ganglia physiology.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Voluntary exercise increases striatal dopamine release and improves motor performance in aging mice.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2025Article
- Pharmacological manipulations of the dorsomedial and dorsolateral striatum during fear extinction reveal opposing roles in fear renewal.Neurobiology of learning and memory · 2024Article
- Multiple Sex- and Circuit-Specific Mechanisms Underlie Exercise-Induced Stress Resistance.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2024Review
- Female rats are more responsive than are males to the protective effects of voluntary physical activity against the behavioral consequences of inescapable stress.Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2023Article
- The persistence of stress-induced physical inactivity in rats: an investigation of central monoamine neurotransmitters and skeletal muscle oxidative stress.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2023Article
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Abstract
rationaleExercise participation remains low despite clear benefits. Rats engage in voluntary wheel running (VWR) that follows distinct phases of acquisition, during which VWR escalates, and maintenance, during which VWR remains stable. Understanding mechanisms driving acquisition and maintenance of VWR could lead to novel strategies to promote exercise. The two phases of VWR resemble those that occur during operant conditioning and, therefore, might involve similar neural substrates. The dorsomedial (DMS) dorsal striatum (DS) supports the acquisition of operant conditioning, whereas the dorsolateral striatum (DLS) supports its maintenance.
objectivesHere we sought to characterize the roles of DS subregions in VWR. Females escalate VWR and operant conditioning faster than males. Thus, we also assessed for sex differences.
methodsTo determine the causal role of DS subregions in VWR, we pharmacologically inactivated the DMS or DLS of adult, male and female, Long-Evans rats during the two phases of VWR. The involvement of DA receptor 1 (D1)-expressing neurons in the DS was investigated by quantifying cfos mRNA within this neuronal population.
resultsWe observed that, in males, the DMS and DLS are critical for VWR exclusively during acquisition and maintenance, respectively. In females, the DMS is also critical only during acquisition, but the DLS contributes to VWR during both VWR phases. DLS D1 neurons could be an important driver of VWR escalation during acquisition.
conclusionsThe acquisition and maintenance of VWR involve unique neural substrates in the DS that vary by sex. Results reveal targets for sex-specific strategies to promote exercise.
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