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Kesner, Raymond P.; Goodrich-Hunsaker, Naomi J. – Neuropsychologia, 2010
This review summarizes a series of experiments aimed at answering the question whether the hippocampus in rats can serve as an animal model of amnesia. It is recognized that a comparison of the functions of the rat hippocampus with human hippocampus is difficult, because of differences in methodology, differences in complexity of life experiences,…
Descriptors: Animals, Sequential Learning, Memory, Models
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Christie, Michael A.; Hersch, Steven M. – Learning & Memory, 2004
In this paper, we demonstrate nondeclarative sequence learning in mice using an animal analog of the human serial reaction time task (SRT) that uses a within-group comparison of behavior in response to a repeating sequence versus a random sequence. Ten female B6CBA mice performed eleven 96-trial sessions containing 24 repetitions of a 4-trial…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Learning Processes, Sequential Learning