Object recognition tasks in rats: Does sex matter?

• Published in: Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience Vol. 16; p. 970452
• Main Authors: Becegato, Marcela, Silva, Regina H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Frontiers Research Foundation 12.08.2022; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Alzheimer's disease; behavioral task; cognition; Cognitive ability; Estrus cycle; Females; Gender differences; Males; Memory; Nervous system; Neuroscience; Neurosciences; ovariectomy; Pattern recognition; Sex differences; Sexes; spatial memory; vaginal lavage

Novelty recognition tasks based on object exploration are frequently used for the evaluation of cognitive abilities and investigation of neurobiological and molecular aspects of memory in rodents. This is an interesting approach because variations of the object recognition tasks focus on different a...