A discrimination task used as a novel method of testing decision-making behavior following traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 29, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 2505-2512

  Martens, Kris M ^a   Vonder Haar, Cole ^a   Hutsell, Blake A ^a   Hoane, Michael R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

animal modeling; behavioral testing; cognitive assessment; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CACAO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FRONTAL LOBE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PARIETAL LOBE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84867530848     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2012.2388     Document Type: Article

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