Spontaneous object recognition memory in aged rats: Complexity versus similarity

Learning and Memory

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 444-448

  Gámiz, Fernando ^a   Gallo, Milagros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; GROUPS BY AGE; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL TASK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECOGNITION; SPONTANEOUS OBJECT RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84867633693     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.027003.112     Document Type: Article

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