General water escape maze testing necessities and guidelines for rodents

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Abstract

This protocol provides the information necessary to experimentally test rodents on water escape maze tasks to assess various forms of memory. Room and cue setup, testing items needed, common rodent behavior examples, practical advice, and troubleshooting are detailed and discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationThe Maze Book
Subtitle of host publicationTheories, Practice, and Protocols for Testing Rodent Cognition
PublisherSpringer New York
Pages407-410
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781493921591
ISBN (Print)9781493921584
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 10 2015

Keywords

  • Animal model
  • Learning
  • Maze
  • Memory
  • Mouse
  • Rat
  • Rodent
  • Swim task
  • Testing procedures
  • Water escape
  • Water maze

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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