Figure 3. Effect of central administration of saline (0.9% NaCl; to N = 8) or 40 ng/0.2 µL bicuculline methiodide (N = 8) into the dorsomedial (DMH) and posterior (PH) hypothalamic nuclei on the exploratory behavior expressed by crossings (A), the frequency (B) and duration (C) of rearing, and the frequency (D) and duration (E) of grooming behavior. The columns indicate the mean and the bars represent the standard error of the mean. *P < 0.01 compared to the saline (DMH)-treated group, #P < 0.01 compared to the saline (PH)-treated group (oneway ANOVA, followed by the Newman-Keuls post hoc test).
