TY - JOUR

T1 - Effects of early sensory deprivation on spatial learning in adult rats

AU - Kurzina, Natalia

AU - Aristova, Irina

AU - Volnova, Anna

N1 - Kurzina, N., Aristova, I., & Volnova, A. (2018). Effects of early sensory deprivation on spatial learning in adult rats. Biological Communications, 62(4), 256–260. https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu03.2017.404

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

N2 - Following vibrissae removal in early ontogenesis from P1 (post-natal day 1) to P30, three-month old rats were trained to run for food in an 8-arm radial maze. Training started at the age of three months. Adult rats demonstrated ability to perform the behavioral task; however, their performance was not as good as in the control group. Our findings revealed the differences in the rats exploratory strategy and key behavioral tactics of entering the maze arms at a certain angle. The results show that active vibrissae sensing plays an important role in shaping rat behavioral tactics during spatial learning in the 8-arm radial maze.

AB - Following vibrissae removal in early ontogenesis from P1 (post-natal day 1) to P30, three-month old rats were trained to run for food in an 8-arm radial maze. Training started at the age of three months. Adult rats demonstrated ability to perform the behavioral task; however, their performance was not as good as in the control group. Our findings revealed the differences in the rats exploratory strategy and key behavioral tactics of entering the maze arms at a certain angle. The results show that active vibrissae sensing plays an important role in shaping rat behavioral tactics during spatial learning in the 8-arm radial maze.

KW - ontogenesis

KW - Behavior

KW - vibrissae

KW - sensory deprivation

KW - Spatial learning

UR - https://biocomm.spbu.ru/article/view/614

U2 - 10.21638/11701/spbu03.2017.404

DO - 10.21638/11701/spbu03.2017.404

M3 - Article

VL - 62

SP - 256

EP - 260

JO - Biological Communications

JF - Biological Communications

SN - 2542-2154

IS - 4

ER -