Evaluating spatial memory function in mice: A within-subjects comparison between the water maze test and its adaptation to dry land

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-92

  Llano Lopez, L ^a,b   Hauser, J ^a   Feldon, J ^a   Gargiulo, P A ^b   Yee, B K ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cheeseboard; Memory; Mouse; Navigation; Spatial learning; Water maze

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE MEMORY; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CUES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FOOD DEPRIVATION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; WATER;

EID: 77549085140     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.01.020     Document Type: Article

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