Landmark learning in a navigation task is not affected by the rat estrus cycle

In two experiments rats were required to escape from a circular pool by swimming to an invisible platform that was located in the same place relative to one configuration of two landmarks (X and Y). The two landmarks were placed relatively far and equidistant from the hidden platform. Training could be either on consecutive days (Experiment 1) or every fourth day (Experiment 2). Subsequent test trials, without the platform, revealed [...]

Experience the Next Generation Academic Publishing

Free Open Access
Open Peer Reviews
Indexed by JCR, DOAJ, Scopus
Published by DIGITAL. CSIC