Protocol for Short- and Longer-term Spatial Learning and Memory in Mice

Studies on the role of the hippocampus in higher cognitive functions such as spatial learning and memory in rodents are reliant upon robust and objective behavioral tests. This protocol describes one such test—the active place avoidance (APA) task. This behavioral task involves the mouse continuousl...

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Main Authors: Emily F. Willis, Perry F. Bartlett, Jana Vukovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00197/full