S7 Alteration in Memory and Electroencephalogram Waves with Sub‑acute Noise Stress in Albino Rats and Safeguarded by Scoparia dulcis

ABSTRACT

Background: Noise stress has different effects on memory and novelty and the link between them with an electroencephalogram (EEG) has not yet been reported. Objective: To find the effect of sub‑acute noise stress on the memory and novelty along with EEG and neurotransmitter changes. Materials and Methods: Eight‑arm maze (EAM) and Y‑maze to analyze the memory and novelty by novel object test. Four groups of rats were used: Control, control treated with Scoparia dulcis extract, noise exposed, and noise exposed which received Scoparia extract. Results: The results showed no marked difference observed between control and control treated with Scoparia extract on EAM, Y‑maze, novel object test, and EEG in both prefrontal and occipital region, however, noise stress exposed rats showed significant increase in the reference memory and working memory error in EAM and latency delay, triad errors in Y‑maze, and prefrontal and occipital EEG frequency rate with the corresponding increase in plasma corticosterone and epinephrine, and significant reduction in the novelty test, and significant reduction in the novelty test, amplitude of prefrontal, occipital EEG, and acetylcholine. Conclusion: These noise stress induced changes in EAM, Y‑maze, novel object test, and neurotransmitters were significantly prevented when treated with Scoparia extract and these changes may be due to the normalizing action of Scoparia extract on the brain, which altered due to noise stress.

KEYWORDS

• Acetylcholine
• corticosterone
• electroencephalogram
• epinephrine
• noise stress
• Scoparia dulcis

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