Reduction of Dopamine Synaptic Activity: Degradation of 50-kHz Ultrasonic Vocalization in Rats.

Vocal deficits are prevalent and debilitating in Parkinson's disease. These deficits may be related to the initial pathology of the nigrostriatal dopamine neurons and resulting dopamine depletion, which contributes to dysfunction of fine motor control in multiple functions. Although vocalization in...

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Published in:	Behavioral Neuroscience Vol. 123; no. 2; pp. 328 - 337
Main Authors:	Ciucci, Michelle R., Ahrens, Allison M., Ma, Sean T.
Format:	Article
Published:	American Psychological Association April 2009
Subjects:	Animal sound production Laboratory rats Brain function localization Dopamine
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost