| Abstract: | The locus coeruleus-noradrenergic system exerts an activating influence on forebrain neuronal and behavioral activity states, in part, through the actions of noradrenergic β receptors located within the medial septal (MS) and medial preoptic (MPOA) areas. The current study examined the extent to which β? receptors located within these medial basal forebrain regions modulate behavioral state. In this study, the sleep-wake effects of microinfusion of the β? agonist, clenbuterol, into the MS and MPOA were examined. Clenbuterol infusion into both MS and MPOA elicited a dose-dependent increase in time spent awake. These observations indicate that medial basal forebrain β? receptors participate in the noradrenergic-dependent modulation of behavioral state. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
