Spatial memory and choice behavior in the radial arm maze after fornix transection

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1113-1123

  Hudon, Carol ^a   Doré, François Y ^a   Goulet, Sonia ^b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive map; Fornix; Hippocampus; Macrochoice; Microchoice; Prospective memory; Radial maze; Rat; Retrospective memory; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FORNIX; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY DISORDER; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; RAT; REACTION TIME; SPATIAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FORNIX (BRAIN); MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 0036775129     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5846(02)00245-2     Document Type: Article

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