Behavioral tests of hippocampal function: Simple paradigms complex problems

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 269-277

  Gerlai, Robert ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Configural learning; Exploration; Fear conditioning; Hippocampus; Memory; Mouse; Null mutant; Spatial learning; T maze; Transgenic; Water maze

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONDITIONING; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; MEASUREMENT; MOUSE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; AROUSAL; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; MAZE LEARNING; MENTAL RECALL; MICE; MICE, NEUROLOGIC MUTANTS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0035829382     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(01)00296-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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