Abstract
Social recognition reflects the ability of one animal to learn and remember the identity of another. Animal models of social learning and memory are pertinent to several different CNS diseases involving disruptions in cognition. Moreover, the increased understanding of the basic biology of memory increases the likelihood of discovery of memory-enhancing treatments in these human diseases. In the present study, we investigated the effects of the non-competitive NMDA antagonist ketamine on social recognition in mice across a broad dose range (5-30 mg/kg) and time-course (60 min-7 days). We also tested the ability of two antipsychotic drugs, haloperidol and olanzapine, to block the ketamine effect. Our results show that mice demonstrate social recognition over a several day period, with loss of recognition between 3-7 days. Ketamine disrupts social memory at doses which do not affect task performance. Chronic oral administration of haloperidol or olanzapine attenuates these ketamine-induced effects on social recognition, tending to normalize the memory behavior. The neural mechanisms of these actions are not known, although medial temporal lobe memory systems have been implicated.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 236-242 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior |
Volume | 92 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2009 |
Keywords
- Haloperidol
- Hippocampus
- Ketamine
- Learning and memory
- Olanzapine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Toxicology
- Pharmacology
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Biological Psychiatry
- Behavioral Neuroscience