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Use of an Eight-arm Radial Water Maze to Assess Working and Reference Memory Following Neonatal Brain Injury
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JoVE Journal Behavior
Use of an Eight-arm Radial Water Maze to Assess Working and Reference Memory Following Neonatal Brain Injury
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08:09 min

December 04, 2013

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  • 00:05Title
  • 01:30Maze Configuration and Setup
  • 02:47Radial Arm Water Testing- First Trial
  • 05:15Radial Arm Water Testing- Next Trial
  • 06:36Data Analysis
  • 07:10Results: Working Memory
  • 07:36Conclusion

Summary

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The eight-arm radial water maze is designed to evaluate reference and working memory performance simultaneously by requiring subjects to use extra-maze cues to locate escape platforms and remedies the limitations observed in land based radial arm maze designs.

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