Evaluation of two rodent delayed-response memory tasks: A method with retractable levers versus a method with closing doors

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 233-241

  Evans Martin, F Fay ^a   Terry Jr , Alvin V ^a,b,c   Jackson, William J ^a   Buccafusco, Jerry J ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Antagonist; Muscarinic; Operant procedure; Rat; Scopolamine; Stimulus discrimination; Working memory

Indexed keywords

METHYL BROMIDE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RODENT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0033830732     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(00)00233-X     Document Type: Article

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