Neuroreport. 1994 Oct 27;5(16):2061-4.

Computer-assisted shock-reinforced Y-maze training: a method for studying spatial alternation behaviour.

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Federal Institute for Neurobiology, Department of Neurophysiology, Magdeburg, Germany.

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Y-mazes are widely used for discrimination learning and spatial alternation tasks. We present here a computer-assisted Y-maze model for spatial alternation learning via footshock reinforcement. No intramaze cues are provided and handling between trials is no longer required. Pretraining application of scopolamine (1 mg kg-1) and D-AP5 (2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoate; 0.016 mg) clearly impairs acquisition and retention (tested 24 h after acquisition) of spatial alternation. These effects are not due to state-dependent changes caused by drug treatment. Similar results were reported by others in food-motivated spatial alternation tasks as well as spontaneous alternation paradigms. The data support our model as a useful tool for studying spatial alternation in the Y-maze.

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