Cerebellar contribution to spatial event processing: Characterization of procedural learning

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Leggio, M G ^a,b   Neri, P ^b   Graziano, A ^a,b   Mandolesi, L ^a,b   Molinari, M ^b,c   Petrosini, L ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Procedural learning; Rat; Spatial function; Water maze

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CEREBELLECTOMY; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FRONTAL CORTEX; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; CEREBELLUM; CUES; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033067775     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050768     Document Type: Article

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