Dopamine modulates the excitability of projection neurons in the robust nucleus of the arcopallium in adult zebra finches

PloS One
Congshu LiaoDong-Feng Li

Abstract

The nervous system in songbirds is an accessible system for studying vocal learning and memory in vertebrates. In the song system, the anterior forebrain pathway (AFP) is essential for song learning and the vocal motor pathway (VMP) is necessary for song production. The premotor robust nucleus of the arcopallium (RA) located in the VMP receives input from the AFP. The RA receives dopaminergic innervations from the periaqueductal gray and ventral tegmental area-substantia nigra pars compacta, but the physiological functions of this projection remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the effects of dopamine (DA) on the excitability of projection neurons (PNs) in the RA. We recorded the electrophysiological changes from neurons in brain slices of male adult zebra finches using a whole-cell recording technique. We found that DA significantly increased the excitability of RA PNs. Furthermore, a D1-like receptor agonist increased the excitability of RA PNs, and a D1-like receptor antagonist suppressed the excitability induced by DA. However, a D2-like receptor agonist had no effect on the excitability of RA PNs. Moreover, the D2-like receptor agonist did not change the excitability induced by the D1 receptor agonist. These find...Continue Reading

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