Abstract
Neuronal activity was recorded in the cingulate cortex and the limbic thalamus in Dutch-belted rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) exposed to cocaine (8 mg/kg/day i.v.) or saline in utero during acquisition and reversal learning of a discriminative avoidance response. Anterior cingulate cortical excitatory training-induced activity (TIA) was attenuated in cocaine-exposed female rabbits during acquisition and reversal learning, but only during reversal learning in male rabbits. Posterior cingulate cortical excitatory TIA was lessened in cocaine-exposed rabbits during acquisition, whereas discrimination between the positive and negative cues was enhanced. Neuronal firing was attenuated in the anterior ventral thalamus in cocaine-exposed rabbits during acquisition and reversal learning. Behavioral learning was normal in cocaine-exposed rabbits. Other data suggest that rabbits exposed to cocaine in utero exhibit a learning deficit when trained with nonsalient cues.
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