Circadian phase-shifted rats show normal acquisition but impaired long-term retention of place information in the water task
Circadian phase-shifted rats show normal acquisition but impaired long-term retention of place information in the water task
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DOI:
10.1006/nlme.1999.3957
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发表时间:
2001-01-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
McDonald, RJ
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作者:
Devan, BD;Goad, EH;McDonald, RJ
It is thought that circadian rhythms may influence learning and memory processes. However, research supporting this view does not dissociate a mnemonic impairment from other performance deficits. Furthermore, published reports do not specify the type of memory system influenced by the circadian system. The present study assessed the effects of phase shifting on acquisition and expression of place navigation in the water maze, a task sensitive to hippocampal dysfunction. The results showed that phase-shifting circadian rhythms in rats impaired the expression of place information on a retention test but not initial acquisition or encoding of place information. These results suggest that disruption of circadian rhythms may impair consolidation of previously encoded hippocampal place information. (C) 2001 Academic Press.