Figure 3.
VTA dopamine depletion did not influence movement. (A) Individual examples of locomotor activity during an open field test showing no motor impairments in controls and VTA 6OHDA, while right median-forebrain bundle dopamine depletion (MFB 6-OHDA) caused circling and decreased movement. (B) Group analyses revealed that in comparison to controls, VTA 6-OHDA had no effect on the distance traveled during an open field test while MFB 6-OHDA exhibited significantly impaired movement. (C) There were no significant differences between controls and VTA 6-OHDA animals in rotarod performance. * indicates statistical significance, p<0.05.