Proactive interference effects on short-term memory in rats: II. Effects in young and aged rats.

Whether the short-term memory impairments of aged rats in an operant delayed-matching task is attributable to increased susceptibility to proactive interference (PI) was tested. Groups of young and aged rats were trained on the task, and the previously reported delay-dependent deficit of aged rats w...

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Main Authors: Dunnett, S, Martel, F, Iversen, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1990