Single landmark learning in rats: Sex differences in a navigation task

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-61

  Forcano, L ^a   Santamaria J ^a   Mackintosh, N J ^b   Chamizo, V D ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Different tests measures; Landmark learning; Morris pool; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 56449131610     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lmot.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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