Features of sequential learning in hemicerebellectomized rats

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 478-486

  Mandolesi, L ^a,b   Foti, F ^a,c   Cutuli, D ^a,c   Laricchiuta, D ^a,c   Gelfo, F ^a,b   De Bartolo, P ^a,c   Petrosini, Laura ^a,c  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellar structures; Procedural learning; Rat; Sequential learning task

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLECTOMY; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REWARD; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SENSORY STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; CEREBELLUM; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REWARD; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 73949098489     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.22220     Document Type: Article

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