Increase of the hippocampal theta activity in the Morris water maze reflects learning rather than motor activity

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 379-384

  Olvera Cortés, Esther ^a   Guevara, Miguel Angel ^b   González Burgos, Ignacio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cue learning; Egocentric learning; Morris maze; Spatial learning; Theta activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMOBILIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; THETA RHYTHM; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 1042267365     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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