Stroking of the abdomen causes decreased locomotor activity in conscious male rats

Physiology & Behavior
K Uvnäs-MobergS Ahlenius

Abstract

The specific aim of the present study was to determine if stroking in conscious rats can influence spontaneous locomotor behavior in an open-field arena. For this purpose, conscious rats were held across the scapula and the ventral side of the abdomen was stroked at a pressure of 100-150 mm H2O and at a speed of approximately 20 cm/s. The stimulation frequency was approximately 40 strokes/min and the duration 2, 5, and 10 min. Animals held for 10 min served as controls. There was a significant decrease in rearing and locomotion and a significant increase in peripheral activity in the open-field arena after the treatment. Maximal effects were obtained after 5 min of stroking. These effects were consistent with a stroking-induced sedative effect similar to that seen in this open-field arena model following neuroleptics or large doses of oxytocin.

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Jan 21, 2012·Brain Imaging and Behavior·D SlizS Hayley
Dec 10, 1999·Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System·I LundK Uvnäs-Moberg
Jan 30, 1999·Psychoneuroendocrinology·K Uvnäs-Moberg
Sep 21, 2002·Autonomic Neuroscience : Basic & Clinical·Sarah HolstMaria Petersson
Sep 3, 2010·The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine : Research on Paradigm, Practice, and Policy·Mark Hyman RapaportCatherine Breese
May 20, 2005·International Journal of Behavioral Medicine·Kerstin Uvänas-MobergDavid Magnusson
Apr 19, 2005·Zeitschrift für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie·Kerstin Uvnas-Moberg, Maria Petersson
Aug 28, 2020·Frontiers in Psychology·Anne NilssonKerstin Uvnäs-Moberg
Sep 18, 2020·The Journal of Physiological Sciences : JPS·Rie ShimojuMieko Kurosawa

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