A novel mouse-friendly cognitive task suitable for use in aging studies

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-189

  Blizard, David A ^a   Klein, Laura Cousino ^a   Cohen, Rachel ^a   McClearn, Gerald E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alternative reinforcement; Genetics; Home cage reward; Learning

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAGE; COGNITION; FOOD; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD;

AGING; ANIMALS; COGNITION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037351602     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022510119598     Document Type: Article

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