The morris maze protocol for rodents

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Abstract

This protocol provides the information necessary to experimentally test rodents on the Morris maze task assessing spatial reference memory. Apparatus setup, step-by-step test procedures, and performance quantification procedures are specified, detailed, and discussed. Examples of peer-reviewed published research literature using these procedures are also provided.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)441-449
Number of pages9
JournalNeuromethods
Volume94
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Animal model
  • Learning
  • Maze
  • Memory
  • Memory retention
  • Mouse
  • Rat
  • Reference memory
  • Rodent
  • Spatial memory
  • Testing procedures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuroscience(all)
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
  • Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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