objective: parkia biglobossa stem bark decoction is a popular medicinal plant preparation used as calming agent for tensed patients in traditional medicine. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of aqueous stem bark extract of parkia biglobossa (aepb) and its active fraction aepbf3 on anxiety, spontaneous alternation behavior, and locomotor activity. the open field apparatus was use...

Objective: Parkia biglobossa stem bark decoction is a popular medicinal plant preparation used as calming agent for tensed patients in traditional medicine. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of aqueous stem bark extract of Parkia biglobossa (AEPB) and its active fraction AEPBF3 on anxiety, spontaneous alternation behavior, and locomotor activity. The open field apparatus was use...

Allocentric spatial learning can be assessed using popular spontaneous alternation behaviour (SAB) tested with T-maze, and also using radial arm maze (RAM) tasks. But the SAB testing has been reported to have lack of validity as a measure of retention, especially when used as a measure of short-term memory. A more complex dual alternated task was designed to clarify whether increasing novelty a...