Relationship between hippocampal theta activity and running speed in the rat.

Journal of Comparative and Physiological PsychologyPublished 1 January 1975

Willard L. McFarland, Herman Teitelbaum, Elizabeth K. Hedges

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TL;DR

The frequency of occurrence and amplitude of hippocampal theta waves induced by forced locomotion is proportional to speed of movement on a treadmill.

Abstract

The frequency of occurrence and amplitude of hippocampal theta waves induced by forced locomotion is proportional to speed of movement on a treadmill. Although induction of hippocampal theta waves is related to the initiation of movement, it is not dependent upon proprioceptive feedback because it persists in the resting animal after a bout of running. It is possible to obtain cortical theta waves in the absence of hippocampal theta activity.

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