ArticleNeuroSci2026
Neuroplasticity in Spinal Circuits Mediated by Sexual Experience and Cerebellar Lobules.
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objectiveWe aimed to determine whether sexual experience modulates the soleus H-reflex in male rats and to assess the specific contribution of vermis lobules 6a and 7 to cerebellar-dependent spinal plasticity.
methodsThirty-six male Wistar rats were divided into sexually inexperienced (SI) and sexually experienced (SE) groups and assigned to one of three cerebellar conditions: intact control, lobule 6a lesion, or lobule 7 lesion. SE rats underwent repeated mating sessions until they achieved efficient copulatory performance. Subsequently, targeted electrolytic lesions were made, and electromyographic recordings of the soleus H-reflex were obtained under urethane anesthesia to quantify H-wave amplitude and temporal parameters.
resultsThe global linear mixed model yielded no significant main effects of sexual experience, cerebellar condition, or their interaction on H-wave amplitude. Planned contrasts revealed a near-significant trend toward higher H-wave amplitude in sexually experienced intact animals compared with inexperienced controls (
conclusionsSexual experience appears to be associated with cerebellar-dependent modulation of soleus H-reflex excitability; lobules 6a and 7 of the cerebellar vermis contribute to this effect specifically in experienced animals. Shorter M-wave latency in experienced animals suggests parallel peripheral motor reorganization. Adequately powered confirmatory studies are needed to characterize the mechanisms underlying this association.
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