The attentional set shifting task: A measure of cognitive flexibility in mice

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 96, 2015, Pages

  Heisler, Jillian M ^a   Morales, Juan ^a   Donegan, Jennifer J ^a   Jett, Julianne D ^a   Redus, Laney ^a   O'connor, Jason C ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^b SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Behavior; Cognitive dysfunction; Cognitive flexibility; Issue 96; Mouse; Neuropsychiatric symptom; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION; C57BL MOUSE; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DISEASE MODEL; MALE; MOUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84923562884     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51944     Document Type: Article

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