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Delayed spontaneous alternation in intact and cerebellectomized control and lurcher mutant mice: differential role of cerebellar cortex and deep cerebellar nuclei. 1997

J Caston, and F Vasseur, and N Delhaye-Bouchaud, and J Mariani
Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie Sensorielle, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Rouen, France.

Lurcher mutant (+/Lc) mice exhibit a massive loss of neurons in the cerebellar cortex and in the inferior olivary nucleus while deep cerebellar nuclei are essentially intact. To discriminate the respective participation of the cerebellar cortex and deep structures in learning and memory, the authors subjected 3- to 6-month-old +/Lc mice to a delayed spontaneous alternation task to test their working and long-term spatial memories. Results show that wild type (+/+) mice alternated above chance even after a 1-hr delay between the forced and choice trials, whereas in +/Lc mice, long-term memory was impaired. Cerebellectomized +/+ mice behave as +/Lc mice (working memory was preserved but long-term memory was not), whereas in the cerebellectomized +/Lc mice, both working and long-term memories were altered. These results are discussed in terms of relationships between the cerebellum and the hippocampus.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008818 Mice, Neurologic Mutants Mice which carry mutant genes for neurologic defects or abnormalities. Lurcher Mice,Nervous Mice,Reeler Mice,Staggerer Mice,Weaver Mice,Chakragati Mice,Chakragati Mouse,Lurcher Mouse,Mice, Neurological Mutants,Mouse, Neurologic Mutant,Mouse, Neurological Mutant,Nervous Mouse,Neurologic Mutant Mice,Neurological Mutant Mouse,Reeler Mouse,Staggerer Mouse,Weaver Mouse,ckr Mutant Mice,Mice, Chakragati,Mice, Lurcher,Mice, Nervous,Mice, Neurologic Mutant,Mice, Reeler,Mice, Staggerer,Mice, Weaver,Mice, ckr Mutant,Mouse, Chakragati,Mouse, Lurcher,Mouse, Nervous,Mouse, Reeler,Mouse, Staggerer,Mouse, Weaver,Mutant Mice, Neurologic,Mutant Mice, ckr,Mutant Mouse, Neurologic,Neurologic Mutant Mouse
D009434 Neural Pathways Neural tracts connecting one part of the nervous system with another. Neural Interconnections,Interconnection, Neural,Interconnections, Neural,Neural Interconnection,Neural Pathway,Pathway, Neural,Pathways, Neural
D009847 Olivary Nucleus A brainstem nuclear complex. in the hindbrain, also referred to as the olivary body. The olivary nuclear complex is a part of the MEDULLA OBLONGATA and the PONTINE TEGMENTUM. It is involved with motor control and is a major source of sensory input to the CEREBELLUM. Basal Nucleus, Olivary,Nucleus Basalis, Olivary,Olivary Body,Olivary Complex,Olivary Nuclei,Complex, Olivary,Nucleus, Olivary,Nucleus, Olivary Basal,Olivary Basal Nucleus,Olivary Bodies
D009949 Orientation Awareness of oneself in relation to time, place and person. Cognitive Orientation,Mental Orientation,Psychological Orientation,Cognitive Orientations,Mental Orientations,Orientation, Cognitive,Orientation, Mental,Orientation, Psychological,Orientations,Orientations, Cognitive,Orientations, Mental,Orientations, Psychological,Psychological Orientations
D011939 Mental Recall The process whereby a representation of past experience is elicited. Recall, Mental
D001931 Brain Mapping Imaging techniques used to colocalize sites of brain functions or physiological activity with brain structures. Brain Electrical Activity Mapping,Functional Cerebral Localization,Topographic Brain Mapping,Brain Mapping, Topographic,Functional Cerebral Localizations,Mapping, Brain,Mapping, Topographic Brain
D002525 Cerebellar Cortex The superficial GRAY MATTER of the CEREBELLUM. It consists of two main layers, the stratum moleculare and the stratum granulosum. Cortex Cerebelli,Cerebelli, Cortex,Cerebellus, Cortex,Cortex Cerebellus,Cortex, Cerebellar
D002529 Cerebellar Nuclei Four clusters of neurons located deep within the WHITE MATTER of the CEREBELLUM, which are the nucleus dentatus, nucleus emboliformis, nucleus globosus, and nucleus fastigii. Dentate Nucleus,Nucleus Dentatus,Nucleus Emboliformis,Nucleus Fastigii,Nucleus Globosus,Amiculum of the Dentate Nucleus,Anterior Interposed Nucleus,Anterior Interpositus Nucleus,Central Nuclei,Deep Cerebellar Nuclei,Dentate Cerebellar Nucleus,Fastigial Cerebellar Nucleus,Fastigial Nucleus,Intracerebellar Nuclei,Lateral Cerebellar Nucleus,Medial Cerebellar Nucleus,Central Nucleus,Cerebellar Nuclei, Deep,Cerebellar Nucleus,Cerebellar Nucleus, Deep,Cerebellar Nucleus, Dentate,Cerebellar Nucleus, Fastigial,Cerebellar Nucleus, Lateral,Cerebellar Nucleus, Medial,Deep Cerebellar Nucleus,Emboliformis, Nucleus,Fastigii, Nucleus,Globosus, Nucleus,Interposed Nucleus, Anterior,Interpositus Nucleus, Anterior,Intracerebellar Nucleus,Nuclei, Central,Nuclei, Cerebellar,Nuclei, Deep Cerebellar,Nuclei, Intracerebellar,Nucleus Fastigius,Nucleus, Anterior Interposed,Nucleus, Anterior Interpositus,Nucleus, Central,Nucleus, Cerebellar,Nucleus, Deep Cerebellar,Nucleus, Dentate,Nucleus, Dentate Cerebellar,Nucleus, Fastigial,Nucleus, Fastigial Cerebellar,Nucleus, Intracerebellar,Nucleus, Lateral Cerebellar,Nucleus, Medial Cerebellar
D005260 Female Females

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