The Morris Water Maze Has Been Used to Test Learning

question 21

Multiple Choice

The Morris water maze has been used to test learning and memory in rodents. In
AandB there is a hidden platform (the large dot ) and the rat learns where the platform is located. In
C andD the platform has been removed and the rat must remember where the platform was located (its location prior to removal is indicated by the large dot ) . Which responses would be similar to a mouse in which CREB was selectively blocked in hippocampal CA1 neurons?

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