Spatial memory: behavioural determinants of persistence in the watermaze delayed matching-to-place task

The watermaze delayed matching-to-place (DMP) task was modified to include probe trials, to quantify search preference for the correct place. Using a zone-analysis of search-preference, a gradual decay of one-trial memory in rats was observed over 24 h with weak memory consistently detected at a ret...

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Main Authors: da Silva, Bruno M., Bast, Tobias, Morris, Richard G.M.
Format: Article
Published: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 2014
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2190/