The uterine environment enhances cognitive competence
作者:
Victor Denenberg,
Blair Hoplight,
L Mobraaten,
期刊:
NeuroReport
(OVID Available online 1998)
卷期:
Volume 9,
issue 4
页码: 619-623
ISSN:0959-4965
年代: 1998
出版商: OVID
关键词: Behavior;Cognitive competence;Embryo transfer;Learning;Morris maze;Uterine environment
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
GENETICALLY identical mouse embryos were transferred into same-strain uteri (transfer controls) or into hybrid uteri. A third group was not transferred. When adult, the mice were given a series of behavioral tests. In-strain transfer controls differed from non-transfer mice only on two activity measures, and did not differ on any cognitive variable. In contrast, mice reared in hybrid uteri were found to be superior to in-strain transfer mice on discrimination learning, Lashley maze learning and Morris maze learning; they also showed better adaptation in an avoidance learning shuttlebox. To our knowledge this is the first study showing that the uterine environment can have a general enhancing effect upon cognitive competence across a broad range of behaviors.
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