Storage of motor memory involves the basal ganglia and more precisely the striatum, which receives afferents from all regions of the cerebral cortex. In Parkinsonian (MPTP) monkeys, we observed an increase in the dyskinetic response to dopaminergic agents when combined with opioid antagonists (naloxone or naltrexone) while morphine, attenuated the dyskinetic response. An interesting phenomenon observed after several acute co-administrations of naltrexone with dopaminergic agents was the manifestation of dyskinesias even after the injection of saline or naltrexone alone. However, this phenomenon was not observed when morphine was used in the same conditions. These unexpected observations concerning the acquisition of dyskinesias with saline or naltrexone alone, reported for the first time, might suggest the implication of a learning phenomenon in the induction of levodopa-induced dyskinesias.
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