Male and female impairments in odor span are observed in a rat model of PTSD

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Footshock trauma history impacted training performance in the odor span test. (A) Maximum span, calculated as the average maximum odor span across the final 5 d of training, was significantly lower in males and FST animals. Maximum span is indicated by the dashed line. (*) P < 0.05, male versus female and FST versus control. (B) Summed trial escape omissions from the final 5 d of training did not differ between groups. (FST) Footshock trauma. N = 8 per group.

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