Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Behavioral model for assessing cognitive decline.
- Journal:
- Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Guidi, Michael & Foster, Thomas C
- Affiliation:
- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry · Germany
Abstract
The water maze task can be used to assess sensory motor and cognitive function in rodents. When properly employed, this task can behaviorally assess acquisition of a spatial search strategy, as well as working and reference memory. The following section uses research on age-related, cognitive decline to illustrate the methods employed and highlight areas that can, if not properly controlled, confound a study.
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