Optogenetic Activation of the Excitatory Neurons Expressing CaMKIIα in the Ventral Tegmental Area Upregulates the Locomotor Activity of Free Behaving Rats
Figure 2
Data of the free-roaming tasks between the nonstim, optic stim, and optic blocking sessions. ((a)–(c)) Field tracking maps typically for the nonstim, the optic stim, and the optic blocking session, respectively. (d) Time courses of the intrasession distances for the above three sessions (see the figure legends). The error bar in each session dot represents the standard deviation of all the rats for the session ( for each session dot). Single asteroids represent statistical differences between the session dots of optic stim and nonstim, whereas double asteroids represent significant differences between them. (e) The results from the time course (d) were averaged and then bar-plotted over the three sessions. Double asteroids represent a significant difference compared to the results of nonstim sessions.
