Associative learning in zebrafish (Danio rerio) in the plus maze

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-104

  Sison, Margarette ^a   Gerlai, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Danio; Plus maze; Relational learning; Spatial learning; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FOOD; MAZE TEST; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TASK PERFORMANCE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 70649107814     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.09.043     Document Type: Article

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