The water radial-arm maze: Seven out of eight arms platformed protocol for rodents

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Abstract

This protocol provides the information necessary to experimentally test rodents on a water escape radial-arm maze task assessing high load working memory. Apparatus setup, testing items needed, step-by-step test procedures, testing score sheets, performance quantification procedures, and troubleshooting are specified, detailed, and discussed. Examples of peer-reviewed published research literature using these procedures are also provided.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationThe Maze Book
Subtitle of host publicationTheories, Practice, and Protocols for Testing Rodent Cognition
PublisherSpringer New York
Pages421-427
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781493921591
ISBN (Print)9781493921584
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 10 2015

Keywords

  • Animal model
  • Learning
  • Maze
  • Memory
  • Memory load
  • Mouse
  • Rat
  • Rodent
  • Spatial memory
  • Testing procedures
  • Working memory

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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