Objective: To explore whether the characteristic responses to sound stimulations of the auditory neurons in the striatum is regulated in different behavioral states.
Methods: The auditory neurons in the striatum of awake C57BL/6J mice were selected for this study. We recorded the auditory response of the striatum to noises over a long period of time by building a synchronous electrophysiological and locomotion recording system and using glass microelectrode attachment recording. By analyzing the running speed of the mice, the behavioral states of the mice were divided into the quiet state and the active state, and the spontaneous activity and evoked responses of the auditory neurons in the striatum were analyzed in these two states.
Results: Compared with those recorded in the quiet state, the spontaneous activity of the auditory neurons in the striatum of the mice increased significantly (37.06±12.02 18.51±10.91, < 0.001) while the auditory response of the neurons decreased significantly (noise intensity=60 dB, 3.45±2.99 3.04±2.76, < 0.001) in the active state.
Conclusion: Locomotion has a significant inhibitory effect on the auditory response of the striatum, which may importantly contribute to the decline of sound information recognition ability in the active state.
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