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1Cerebral Systems Laboratory,University of Western Ontario, 2Graduate Program in Neuroscience,University of Western Ontario, 3Brain and Mind Institute,University of Western Ontario, 4Department of Physiology and Pharmacology,University of Western Ontario, 5Department of Psychology,University of Western Ontario
Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 00:37Training Procedures
- 01:29Behavioral Training and Testing of Visual Obstacle Memory
- 02:51Behavioral Training and Testing of Tactile Obstacle Memory
- 04:34Experimental Setup for Cortical Cooling
- 06:13Behavioral Testing During Cortical Cooling
- 08:01Results: Reversibe, Cooling-induced Deactivation of Parietal Area 5 Results in Obstacle Memory deficits
- 09:14Conclusion
Complex locomotion in naturalistic environments requiring careful coordination of the limbs involves regions of the parietal cortex. The following protocol describes the use of reversible cooling-induced deactivation to demonstrate the role of parietal area 5 in memory-guided obstacle avoidance in the walking cat.
