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The Dig Task: A Simple Scent Discrimination Reveals Deficits Following Frontal Brain Damage
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The Dig Task: A Simple Scent Discrimination Reveals Deficits Following Frontal Brain Damage

The Dig Task: A Simple Scent Discrimination Reveals Deficits Following Frontal Brain Damage

DOI:
10.3791/50033-v

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11:16 min

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January 04, 2013

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1Department of Psychology,Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

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  • 00:05Title
  • 01:30Experimental Set-up
  • 02:36Dig Training
  • 07:15Discrimination Testing
  • 08:47Dig Task Performance After Brain Injury
  • 10:47Conclusion

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In this protocol, a novel application of scent discrimination is described. The Dig task is a reasonably inexpensive task that can be used to assess frontally-mediated cognition following brain damage.

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Keywords: Scent DiscriminationFrontal Brain DamageCognitive ImpairmentOperant TaskDig TaskRodent ModelBrain InjuryBehavioral AssessmentCortical DamageParietal DamageCognitive Testing

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