TY - JOUR

T1 - Manipulatory training during early postnatal ontogenesis effects on forelimb preference in food-reaching tasks in albino rats

AU - Volnova, A.

AU - Kurzina, N.

AU - Aristova, I.

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - The influence of early manipulatory skill training on forepaw preference in adult state of rats was investigated. One group of Wistar rats was trained at the age of 21–28 days of life, another one at the age of 30–37 days of life. Second test of both groups was performed at the age of 120–127 days of life. It was found that after training at the age of 21 days of life adult rats had less expressed predominance in forepaw use and showed ambidextrous tendencies while most rats trained at the age of 30 days of life were lateralised. It is possible to suppose the existence of sensitive formation periods for forepaw preference based on whole organism growth.

AB - The influence of early manipulatory skill training on forepaw preference in adult state of rats was investigated. One group of Wistar rats was trained at the age of 21–28 days of life, another one at the age of 30–37 days of life. Second test of both groups was performed at the age of 120–127 days of life. It was found that after training at the age of 21 days of life adult rats had less expressed predominance in forepaw use and showed ambidextrous tendencies while most rats trained at the age of 30 days of life were lateralised. It is possible to suppose the existence of sensitive formation periods for forepaw preference based on whole organism growth.

KW - Lateralisation

KW - Food-reaching tasks

KW - Ontogenesis

U2 - 10.1080/1357650X.2012.737801

DO - 10.1080/1357650X.2012.737801

M3 - Article

VL - 18

SP - 641

EP - 651

JO - Laterality

JF - Laterality

SN - 1357-650X

IS - 6

ER -