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Environmental enrichment promotes improved spatial abilities and enhanced dendritic growth in the rat
Behavioural Brain Research · 2005 · Vol. 163(1) · pp. 78–90
Maria Leggio✉(Fondazione Santa Lucia)Laura Mandolesi(Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico)Francesca Federico(Sapienza University of Rome)Francesca Spirito(Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico)Benedetta Ricci(Fondazione Santa Lucia)Francesca Gelfo(Sapienza University of Rome)Laura Petrosini(Sapienza University of Rome)
Memory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchStress Responses and CortisolEnvironmental enrichmentMorris water navigation taskWater mazeSpatial learningPsychologyDendritic spineContext (archaeology)NeuroscienceCortex (anatomy)Posterior parietal cortex
MeSH terms
AnimalsDendritesEnvironmentHousing, AnimalMemoryParietal LobeRandom AllocationSocial EnvironmentSpace PerceptionRats, WistarMaze LearningRats
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- Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
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