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Nicotine improves memory in an object recognition task in rats

Nicotine was investigated for its mnemonic effect in a two trials object recognition task. In the first trial, two copies of the same object were presented. In the second trial (24 h after), one of the familiar object and a new object were presented. The time spent exploring the new object by contro...

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Published in:European neuropsychopharmacology 1999-06, Vol.9 (4), p.323-327
Main Authors: Puma, Carole, Deschaux, Olivier, Molimard, Robert, Bizot, Jean-Charles
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Language:English
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Summary:Nicotine was investigated for its mnemonic effect in a two trials object recognition task. In the first trial, two copies of the same object were presented. In the second trial (24 h after), one of the familiar object and a new object were presented. The time spent exploring the new object by control rats was not significantly different from the exploration time of the familiar object, indicating that they did not remember the familiar object. Rats injected with nicotine before the first trial, after the first trial or before the second trial spent more time in exploring the new object than the familiar one at the second trial. These results suggest that, in normal rats, acute nicotine enhances acquisition, consolidation and restitution of the information in an object recognition task.
ISSN:0924-977X
1873-7862
DOI:10.1016/S0924-977X(99)00002-4