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ArticleBrain sciences2023

Color-Coding Method Reveals Enhancement of Stereotypic Locomotion by Phenazepam in Rat Open Field Test.

Mark Makarov, Yuri I Sysoev, Oksana Agafonova, Veronika A Prikhodko, Eduard Korkotian, Sergey V Okovityi

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Article in Brain sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mark MakarovFaculty of Biology, Perm State University, 614068 Perm, Russia.
Yuri I SysoevDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Saint Petersburg State Chemical and Pharmaceutical University, 197022 Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Oksana AgafonovaFaculty of Biology, Perm State University, 614068 Perm, Russia.
Veronika A PrikhodkoDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Saint Petersburg State Chemical and Pharmaceutical University, 197022 Saint Petersburg, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-4690-1811
Eduard KorkotianDepartment of Brain Sciences, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Sergey V OkovityiDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Saint Petersburg State Chemical and Pharmaceutical University, 197022 Saint Petersburg, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-4294-5531
Perm State University · RUSaint - Petersburg State Chemical Pharmaceutical Academy · RUSt Petersburg University · RUWeizmann Institute of Science · IL

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St. Petersburg State University 93022798
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Abstract

One of the most important tasks in neuroscience is the search for theoretical foundations for the development of methods for diagnosing and treating neurological pathology, and for assessing the effect of pharmacological drugs on the nervous system. Specific behavioral changes associated with exposure to systemic influences have been invisible to the human eye for a long time. A similar pattern of changes is characteristic of phenazepam, a drug with a wide range of effects on the brain. In this study, we used a color-coding method, which consists of combining three time positions in one image, the present (0 s), the near future (0.33 s) and the far future (1.6 s). This method made it possible to identify movement patterns, such as the initialization of ahead movements, side turns and 180° turns (back), and also to determine the degree of predictability of future movements. The obtained data revealed a decrease in the number of turns to the sides while maintaining ahead movement, as well as an increase in the predictability of movements in rats under the influence of phenazepam. Thus, sedative doses of phenazepam do not exhibit general depression of brain functions, but the inhibition of specific centers, including the medial prefrontal cortex and postsubiculum, which are involved in stereotypic locomotive behavior.

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approaches in behavior studybehavior predictiondynamic patternsopen field testorientation disorderphenazepamplanning skills impairmentsstereotypic locomotion

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