Geomagnetic Orienting in the Radial Eight-Arm Maze
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10122683 |
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| Authors | Michael D Chafetz (0000-0001-6882-782X, Southwestern University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 287-295 |
| Publication date | 1982-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221309.1982.9709937 |
| PMID | 28150546 |
| OpenAlex | W2054710987 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
The purpose of this selected, theoretical review is to propose an account for radial-maze behavior in the rat. It is suggested that performance in the Olton radial eight-arm maze is similar to navigational performance in other species, and that this radial-maze performance can be acquired as a consequence of the rat's responding to geomagnetic cues. The distinction between cognitive mapping and working memory is not a useful one in this proposal for two reasons: (a) the original radial-maze task permitted both strategies; and (b) a consideration of ecologically relevant variables leads to a different experimental question. That question is, What are the salient cues for rat navigation under different ecologically meaningful conditions
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Radial arm maze · Task (project management · Water maze · Working memory · Artificial Intelligence · Circadian rhythm and melatonin · Computer Science · Engineering · Memory and Neural Mechanisms · Neuroscience · Psychology · Spaceflight effects on biology
| Highly cited | No |
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