The Phenomenon of Time-Place Learning in the Rat
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Authors
Supnick, Thomas J.
Issue Date
1998
Type
Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
The phenomenon of time-place learning in rodents has been a
topic of increasing interest. Discovering what mechanisms are
responsible for the formation of time-place learning will
provide further insight into the memory processes and foraging
techniques of many species. Rats were placed into an apparatus
containing four vertical towers. Food was available on top of
one tower in the morning and another tower in the evening.
Subjects had to learn which tower to ascend at the appropriate
time of day in order to receive reinforcement. Experimental
conditions involved missing baseline sessions as well as
adding probe sessions to normal baseline sessions. Results
show that the rodents did learn to associate time of day with
location of food. Explanations of the mechanisms involved and
future research suggestions were discussed.
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iv, 28 p.
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