Publisher's Synopsis
Video Lab Three: Effects of Perinatal Hippocampal Lesions on Learning and Memory (Video Lab Three can be used in both freshman level introduction to psychology courses as well as more advanced courses.) This lab involves the use of adult rats as research subjects to study the role of the hippocampus in learning the 8-arm radial maze. In addition, the lab discusses the use of neurotoxins, and provides an introduction to neuroanatomy. The focus is on the study of brain-behavior relationships and includes both behavioral and anatomical dependent variables. There are 5 different experiments that can be run with this lab.
