Morris Water Maze
Objective: Assess hippocampal cognitive function and spatial learning and memory using the Morris water maze task
This is a Morris Water Maze protocol using mouse as the model organism. The procedure involves 1 procedural steps, 1 equipment items. Extracted from a 2011 paper published in Journal of Neuroscience.
Model and subjects
mouse • CX3CR1 knockout, CX3CR1 heterozygous, and wild-type • unknown • Not specified • Not specified
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Morris water maze testing
Primary readouts
- Morris water maze performance (spatial learning and memory)
- Contextual fear conditioning
- Motor learning
- Long-term potentiation (LTP)
Key equipment and reagents
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Morris water maze testing
Mice were tested in the Morris water maze to assess spatial learning and memory deficits
Note: CX3CR1 deficient mice showed significant deficits in this task
View evidence from paper
“mice lacking the CX3CR1 receptor show contextual fear conditioning and Morris water maze deficits”