Novel behavioral tasks for studying spatial cognition in rats
Language English Country Czech Republic Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review
PubMed
18481904
DOI
10.33549/physiolres.931609
PII: 1609
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Maze Learning physiology MeSH
- Hippocampus physiology MeSH
- Cognition * physiology MeSH
- Rats MeSH
- Motor Activity MeSH
- Spatial Behavior * physiology MeSH
- Psychological Tests * MeSH
- Avoidance Learning physiology MeSH
- Space Perception * MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Rats MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Review MeSH
Spatial tasks in rodents are commonly used to study general mechanisms of cognition. We review two groups of novel spatial tasks for rodents and discuss how they can extend our understanding of mechanisms of spatial cognition. The first group represents spatial tasks in which the subject does not locomote. Locomotion influences neural activity in brain structures important for spatial cognition. The tasks belonging to the first group make it possible to study cognitive processes without the interfering impact of locomotion. The second group represents tasks in which the subject approaches or avoids a moving object. Despite this topic is intensively studied in various animal species, little attention has been paid to it in rodents. Both groups of the tasks are powerful tools for addressing novel questions about rodent cognition.
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