Suction lesions of the frontal cerebral cortex in the rat induce asymmetrical behavioral and catecholaminergic responses
Pearlson G, Robinson R. Suction lesions of the frontal cerebral cortex in the rat induce asymmetrical behavioral and catecholaminergic responses. Brain Research 1981, 218: 233-242. PMID: 7196790, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(81)91303-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontal cerebral cortexSuction lesionsCerebral cortexNorepinephrine concentrationsMiddle cerebral artery ligationContralateral cortexArtery ligationCatecholaminergic responseBilateral decreaseRats inducesLocus coeruleusSpontaneous hyperactivityWheel activityIdentical lesionsLesionsCortexObservation periodHyperactivityBiochemical asymmetriesCoeruleusRatsWeeks