SPATIAL-LEARNING AND MEMORY, MAZE RUNNING STRATEGIES AND CHOLINERGIC MECHANISMS IN 2 INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
SPATIAL-LEARNING AND MEMORY, MAZE RUNNING STRATEGIES AND CHOLINERGIC MECHANISMS IN 2 INBRED STRAINS OF MICE
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DOI:
10.1016/0166-4328(85)90003-8
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
CAPRIOLI, A
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作者:
AMMASSARITEULE, M;CAPRIOLI, A
The acquisition process of the radial maze task was studied in two inbred strains of mice, C57BL/6 and DBA/2. A quantitative and qualitative evaluation of performance was performed and the pretest level of activity was measured. The results showed a significant correlation between activity and performance since the highly active C57BL/6 mice exhibited better performance of the radial maze task than the less active DBA/2 mice. Moreover, for correct trials, strain-dependent maze-running strategies were observed: while both strains displayed about the same percentage of clockwise and spatial strategies, it was observed that among the spatial strategies C57BL/6 used a larger number of different correct solutions. Subsequently, the effect of scopolamine administration on working memory processes was assessed in sequential and discrete trials. A different reactivity of each strain to anti-cholinergic treatment was found in discrete trials since only DBA/2 mice were impaired. The effect of scopolamine is discussed in relation to the different models of information processing involved in learning and memorizing the experimental rule.