Memory Task Training
Objective: To assess cognitive performance across age groups by training animals on two memory tasks and correlating gene expression with memory performance
This is a Memory Task Training protocol using rat as the model organism. The procedure involves 2 procedural steps, 1 equipment items. Extracted from a 2003 paper published in Journal of Neuroscience.
Model and subjects
rat • not specified • unknown • young, mid-aged, and aged • not specified • 30
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Animal training on memory tasks • Hippocampal tissue collection and microarray analysis
Primary readouts
- Memory performance on two memory tasks
- Gene expression patterns in hippocampal CA1 region
- Correlation between gene expression and memory performance
Key equipment and reagents
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Animal training on memory tasks
Animals were trained on two memory tasks to assess cognitive performance
Note: Training conducted on young, mid-aged, and aged rats (n=10 per group)
View evidence from paper
“Animals were trained on two memory tasks, and the hippocampal CA1 region of each was analyzed on an individual microarray”
Hippocampal tissue collection and microarray analysis
Hippocampal CA1 region from each animal was analyzed on an individual microarray
Note: One microarray chip per animal
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“the hippocampal CA1 region of each was analyzed on an individual microarray (one chip per animal)”