Spatial Memory in Long Evans and Rattus Norvegicus rats

Rodents in search of food use visual environmental signals and complex spatial strategies and do not return to previously-visited locations, known as the win-shift strategy. The solution to the Olton Octagonal Maze (OOM) involves Working Memory (WM). A modified OOM was used that allows for measuring...

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Main Authors: GLORIA BUSTOS M, EVELYN BASOALTO B, TERESA PINTO-HAMUY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-01-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602003000200009