Rapid task acquisition of spatial-delayed alternation in an automated T-maze by mice

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-62

  Schaefers, Andrea T U ^a   Winter, York ^a,b,c  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automated T maze; Concurrent control group; High behavioural stimulation; Manganese enhanced brain imaging; Minimized unspecific environmental factors; Spatial delayed alternation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL DELAYED ALTERNATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DARK ADAPTATION; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MICE; PROBABILITY; REWARD; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960511129     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2011.06.032     Document Type: Article

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