Diverse effects of prolonged physical training on learning of the delayed non-matching to sample by rats

The physiological effects of physical exercise have been extensively studied. Nevertheless, its influence on cognitive functioning remains a matter of controversy. In this study we have attempted to assess the effects of repeated exercise (6 weeks of daily treadmill running, meant to resemble human...

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Published in:Neuroscience research 2001, Vol.39 (1), p.79-84
Main Authors: Braszko, Jan J, Kamiñski, Karol A, Hryszko, Tomasz, Jedynak, Waldemar, Brzósko, Szymon
Format: Article
Language:English
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Animals
Cognition - physiology
Delayed non-matching-to-sample
Learning - physiology
Male
Memory
Physical Conditioning, Animal - physiology
Physical Conditioning, Animal - psychology
Physical training
Rat
Rats
Rats, Wistar
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Summary:The physiological effects of physical exercise have been extensively studied. Nevertheless, its influence on cognitive functioning remains a matter of controversy. In this study we have attempted to assess the effects of repeated exercise (6 weeks of daily treadmill running, meant to resemble human physical training), on parallel learning of a complex task [delayed non matching to sample (DNMS)] by rats. The trained rats appeared to learn the procedure slower and made a significantly lower percentage of correct choices ( P
ISSN:0168-0102
1872-8111
DOI:10.1016/S0168-0102(00)00207-8