Auditory Sensory Gating in the Neonatal Ventral Hippocampal Lesion Model of Schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Jenifer L. Vohs,
R. Andrew Chambers,
Giri P. Krishnan,
Brian F. O′Donnell,
William P. Hetrick,
Samuel T. Kaiser,
Sarah Berg,
Sandra L. Morzorati
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
neuropsychobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.71
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0224
pISSN - 0302-282X
DOI - 10.1159/000234813
Subject(s) - sensory gating , gating , hippocampal formation , lesion , neuroscience , psychosis , psychology , sensory system , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , electrophysiology , audiology , medicine , psychiatry
The neonatal ventral hippocampal lesion (NVHL) rat model shows biological and behavioral abnormalities similar to schizophrenia. Disturbed sensory gating reflects a consistent neurobiological abnormality in schizophrenia. Although of critical interest, sensory gating has not been evaluated in the NVHL model.
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