Lesions of the lateral entorhinal cortex disrupt non-spatial latent learning but spare spatial latent learning in the rat (Rattus norvegicus)

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 430-437

  Stouffer, Eric M ^a   Klein, Jessalyn E ^a  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Latent cue preference; Latent learning; Lateral entorhinal cortex; Non spatial; Spatial

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; INJURY; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CUES; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; N-METHYLASPARTATE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 84885808568     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: 16890035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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