Ecologically relevant spatial memory use modulates hippocampal neurogenesis

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1684, 2010, Pages 1071-1079

  Ladage, Lara D ^a   Roth II, Timothy C ^a   Fox, Rebecca A ^a   Pravosudov, Vladimir V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chickadees; Doublecortin; Food caching; Hippocampus; Neurogenesis; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CACHING; CAPTIVITY; CONSPECIFIC; GENE EXPRESSION; MEMORY; NEUROLOGY; SONGBIRD;

AVES; MAMMALIA; PARIDAE; PARUS GAMBELI; POECILE GAMBELI;

EID: 77950817941     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1769     Document Type: Article

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