Environmental Enrichment Expedites Acquisition and Improves Flexibility on a Temporal Sequencing Task in Mice

Environmental enrichment (EE) via increased opportunities for voluntary exercise, sensory stimulation and social interaction, can enhance the function of and behaviours regulated by cognitive circuits. Little is known, however, as to how this intervention affects performance on complex tasks that en...

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Main Authors: Darius Rountree-Harrison, Thomas J. Burton, Catherine A. Leamey, Atomu Sawatari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00051/full