Effects of stimulus salience on touchscreen serial reversal learning in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 252, Issue , 2013, Pages 126-135

  Dickson, Price E ^a   Corkill, Beau ^b   McKimm, Eric ^b   Miller, Mellessa M ^b   Calton, Michele A ^b   Goldowitz, Daniel ^c   Blaha, Charles D ^b   Mittleman, Guy ^b  

^a JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral flexibility; Executive function; Fmr1; Fragile X syndrome

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GOAL ATTAINMENT; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; WILD TYPE;

BEHAVIORAL FLEXIBILITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FMR1; FRAGILE X SYNDROME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; LEARNING DISORDERS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REVERSAL LEARNING; SERIAL LEARNING;

EID: 84879535148     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.05.060     Document Type: Article

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