Adult but not aged C57BL/6 male mice are capable of using geometry for orientation

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Figure 7.
Figure 7.

During the control probe trial, adult (solid bars) and aged (open bars) mice did not show any preference for one of the four possible zones, as indicated by number of entries into (A) and time spent in (B) zone, confirming that no extra-maze cues influenced the searching strategy of the mice. (A, inset) A scheme of the maze. The different zones (A, B, C, D) were of the same size as the platform. Values represent means plus S.E.M.

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