Facilitation of cognitive performance in aged rats by past experience depends on the type of information processing involved: A combined cross- sectional and longitudinal study

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-128

  Dellu, F ^a,b   Mayo, W ^a   Vallee, M ^a   Le Moal, M ^a   Simon, H ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0031104478     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/nlme.1996.3750     Document Type: Article

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