Tactile learning in rodents: Neurobiology and neuropharmacology

Animal models of learning and memory have been the subject of considerable research. Rodents such as mice and rats are nocturnal animals with poor vision, and their survival depends on their sense of touch. Recent reports have shown that whisker somatosensation is the main channel through which rode...

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Published in:Life sciences (1973) 2016-02, Vol.147, p.1-8
Main Authors: Roohbakhsh, Ali, Shamsizadeh, Ali, Arababadi, Mohammad Kazemi, Ayoobi, Fateme, Fatemi, Iman, Allahtavakoli, Mohammad, Mohammad-Zadeh, Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Learning - physiology
Memory - physiology
Mice
Neurobiology - methods
Neuropharmacology - methods
Novel object recognition test
Rats
Recognition memory
Rodents
Tactile learning
Touch - physiology
Vibrissae - physiology
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Summary:Animal models of learning and memory have been the subject of considerable research. Rodents such as mice and rats are nocturnal animals with poor vision, and their survival depends on their sense of touch. Recent reports have shown that whisker somatosensation is the main channel through which rodents collect and process environmental information. This review describes tactile learning in rodents from a neurobiological and neuropharmacological perspective, and how this is involved in memory-related processes. [Display omitted]
ISSN:0024-3205
1879-0631
DOI:10.1016/j.lfs.2016.01.031