Social effects on spatial choice in the radial arm maze

Spatial guidance of choice behavior in the radial-arm maze.

In 6 experiments, the performance of male rats in a 12-arm radial maze was examined. The focus of study was the extent to which the spatial location of individual baited maze arms was determined before the rat was exposed to the extramaze visual cues corresponding to the arm, and thereby guided the rat toward the location of baited arms. Such spatial guidance of choice behavior implies a spatia...

Spatial memory in pigeons on a four-arm radial maze.

Spatial pattern learning in the radial arm maze.

Rats experienced a spatial pattern of baited and unbaited arms in an eight-arm radial maze. The spatial pattern remained constant over trials, but the spatial locations that were baited varied unpredictably. Although there was no evidence of control by the spatial pattern during free choice training trials, the rats' ability to locate baited arms in forced choice test trials was superior to tha...

Exercise influences spatial learning in the radial arm maze.

Previous studies indicate that the hippocampus is active during exercise, and that neurotrophin expression, receptor density, and survival of dentate gyrus granule cells in the hippocampus can be modified by moderate voluntary exercise. The present study was designed to test the consequences of voluntary exercise on a hippocampal-related behavior. Exercising and control rats were tested on the ...

Integration of Olfactory Information in a Spatial Representation Enabling Accurate Arm Choice in the Radial Arm Maze

The a i m o f t h e p r e s e n t s t u d y was to d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r a n d h o w rats can u s e local o l f ac to ry c u e s for spat ia l o r i e n t a t i o n . Rats w e r e t r a i n e d in a n e i g h t a r m rad ia l m a z e u n d e r d i f f e r e n t c o n d i t i o n s as d e f i n e d b y t h e p r e s e n c e o r a b s e n c e o f s u p p l e m e n t a r y o l f ac to ry...