A new paradigm to analyze observational learning in rats

被引：14

作者：

Leggio, MG

Graziano, A

Mandolesi, L

Molinari, M

Neri, P

Petrosini, L

机构：

[1] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Psychol, I-00185 Rome, Italy

[2] IRCCS S Lucia, Rome, Italy

[3] Univ Sacred Heart, Inst Neurol, I-00168 Rome, Italy

来源：

BRAIN RESEARCH PROTOCOLS | 2003年 / 12卷 / 02期

关键词：

cerebellum; imitation; explorative strategies; Morris water maze;

D O I：

10.1016/j.brainresprot.2003.08.001

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

A new paradigm of learning was developed through observational training in which rats repeatedly observed companion rats performing different spatial tasks. Observer animals were separately housed in small cages suspended over a water maze tank. They repeatedly observed companion actor rats performing spatial tasks differing according to the experimental requirements. After the observational training, observer animals were or not surgically hemicerebellectomized. This surgical ablation was performed to block any further acquisition of new behavioral strategies during actual performance of swimming task. When cerebellar symptomatology stabilized, observer animals were actually tested in the Morris Water Maze (MWM) task they had previously only observed. The observer rats displayed exploration abilities that closely matched the previously observed behaviors. The results obtained indicate that it is possible to learn complex behavioral strategies by observation using this new protocol. Furthermore, acquisition of the single facets that form the behavioral repertoire can be separately studied. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.

引用

页码：83 / 90

页数：8

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