Tactile stimulation during development alters behaviour and neuroanatomical organization of normal rats

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 231, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-91

  Richards, S ^a   Mychasiuk, R ^a   Kolb, B ^a   Gibb, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Long Evans rat; MPFC; OFC; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY BOX; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC BRANCHING; DENDRITIC LENGTH; DEVELOPMENT; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE TEST; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; GOLGI COMPLEX; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINE DENSITY; TACTILE STIMULATION; WHISHAW TRAY REACHING TASK;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; DENDRITES; DENDRITIC SPINES; FEMALE; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SILVER STAINING; TOUCH;

EID: 84859038257     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.02.043     Document Type: Article

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