A new paradigm to analyze observational learning in rats

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-90

  Leggio, Maria G ^a,b   Graziano, Alessandro ^a,b   Mandolesi, Laura ^a,b   Molinari, Marco ^b,c   Neri, Paola ^a,b   Petrosini, Laura ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Explorative strategies; Imitation; Morris Water Maze

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBELLECTOMY; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SWIMMING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0242485635     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresprot.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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