Involvement of the hippocampus, amygdala, entorhinal cortex and posterior parietal cortex in memory consolidation

Involvement of the hippocampus, amygdala, entorhinal cortex and posterior parietal cortex in memory consolidation

A total of 182 young adult male Wistar rats were bilaterally implanted with cannulae into the CA1 region of the dorsal hippocampus and into the amygdaloid nucleus, the entorhinal cortex, and the posterior parietal cortex. After recovery, the animals were trained in a step-down inhibitory avoidance t...

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Main Authors: M.S. Zanatta, J.H. Quillfeldt, E. Schaeffer, P.K. Schmitz, J. Quevedo, J.H. Medina, I. Izquierdo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1997-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Memory consolidation
Hippocampus and amygdala
Entorhinal cortex
Parietal cortex
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1997000200012

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