Dorsal striatal lesions in rats. 2: Effects on spatial and non-spatial learning

Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 307-312

  Thullier, F ^a,c   Lalonde, R ^a,b   Mahler, P ^a   Joyal, C C ^b   Lestienne, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

dorsal striatum; extinction; motor coordination; perseveration; rat; spatial learning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; LEARNING; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CORPUS STRIATUM; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029813533     PISSN: 13813455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/apab.104.3.307.12895     Document Type: Article

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