scholarly journals Constitutive differences in glucocorticoid responsiveness are related to divergent spatial information processing abilities

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damien Huzard ◽  
Avgoustinos Vouros ◽  
Silvia Monari ◽  
Simone Astori ◽  
Eleni Vasilaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Learning ◽  
Reversal Learning ◽  
Water Maze ◽  
Spatial Learning And Memory ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Maze Task ◽  
Learning Abilities ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Morris Water Maze Task

The stress response facilitates survival through adaptation and is intimately related to cognitive processes. The Morris water maze task probes spatial learning and memory in rodents and glucocorticoids (i.e. corticosterone in rats) have been suggested to elicit a facilitating action on memory formation. Moreover, the early aging period (around 16-18 months of age) is susceptible to stress- and glucocorticoid-mediated acceleration of cognitive decline. In this study, we tested three lines of rats selectively bred according to their individual differences in corticosterone responsiveness to repeated stress exposure during juvenility. We investigated whether endogenous differences in glucocorticoid responses influenced spatial learning, long-term memory and reversal learning abilities in a Morris water maze task at early aging. Additionally, we assessed the quality of the different swimming strategies of the rats. Our results indicate that rats with differential corticosterone responsiveness exhibit similar spatial learning abilities but different long-term memory retention and reversal learning. Specifically, the high corticosterone responding line had a better long-term spatial memory, while the low corticosterone responding line was impaired for both long-term retention and reversal learning. Our modeling analysis of performance strategies revealed further important line-related differences. Therefore, our findings support the view that individuals with high corticosterone responsiveness would form stronger long-term memories to navigate in stressful environments. Conversely, individuals with low corticosterone responsiveness would be impaired at different phases of spatial learning and memory.

Evaluation of potential antiamnesic activities of aqueous extract of Vitex trifolia leaves against scopolamine induced amnesia and in normal rats

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amberkar Vittal Rao Mohanbabu ◽  
Meena Kumari Kamal Kishore ◽  
Bangalore Revanna Chandrashekar ◽  
Hoskeri Dakappa Pradeepa ◽  
Rockson Christopher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Passive Avoidance ◽  
Probe Trial ◽  
Water Maze ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Localization Task ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Memory Enhancing

AbstractThe goal of this study was to evaluate the cerebroprotective and cognition-enhancing activities of the aqueousReference or working memory and long-term memory in rodents were tested by experimental paradigms like passive avoidance (PA) and T-maze (TM), respectively. TM and Morris water maze (MWM) were used to screen putative spatial or localization task and the navigation memory-enhancing activities ofThe higher dose (20 mg/kg) of plant extract exhibited significant (p<0.01) antiamnesic activity in the PA and TM models vs. the control. In the MWM test, at probe trial,These results partly substantiate the traditional use of

scholarly journals Spatial learning and long-term memory impairments in RasGrf1 KO, Pttg1 KO, and double KO mice

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. e01089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Manyes ◽  
Sarah Holst ◽  
Manuel Lozano ◽  
Eugenio Santos ◽  
Alberto Fernandez-Medarde
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Learning ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Memory Impairments

scholarly journals The CBP KIX domain regulates long-term memory and circadian activity

BMC Biology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Snehajyoti Chatterjee ◽  
Christopher C. Angelakos ◽  
Ethan Bahl ◽  
Joshua D. Hawk ◽  
Marie E. Gaine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Morris Water Maze ◽  
Water Maze ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Circadian Activity ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Circadian Genes ◽  
Domain Protein ◽  
Kix Domain

Abstract Background CREB-dependent transcription necessary for long-term memory is driven by interactions with CREB-binding protein (CBP), a multi-domain protein that binds numerous transcription factors potentially affecting expression of thousands of genes. Identifying specific domain functions for multi-domain proteins is essential to understand processes such as cognitive function and circadian clocks. We investigated the function of the CBP KIX domain in hippocampal memory and gene expression using CBPKIX/KIX mice with mutations that prevent phospho-CREB (Ser133) binding. Results We found that CBPKIX/KIX mice were impaired in long-term memory, but not learning acquisition or short-term memory for the Morris water maze. Using an unbiased analysis of gene expression in the dorsal hippocampus after training in the Morris water maze or contextual fear conditioning, we discovered dysregulation of CREB, CLOCK, and BMAL1 target genes and downregulation of circadian genes in CBPKIX/KIX mice. Given our finding that the CBP KIX domain was important for transcription of circadian genes, we profiled circadian activity and phase resetting in CBPKIX/KIX mice. CBPKIX/KIX mice exhibited delayed activity peaks after light offset and longer free-running periods in constant dark. Interestingly, CBPKIX/KIX mice displayed phase delays and advances in response to photic stimulation comparable to wildtype littermates. Thus, this work delineates site-specific regulation of the circadian clock by a multi-domain protein. Conclusions These studies provide insight into the significance of the CBP KIX domain by defining targets of CBP transcriptional co-activation in memory and the role of the CBP KIX domain in vivo on circadian rhythms. Graphical abstract

scholarly journals Programming effects of peripubertal stress on spatial learning

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Tzanoulinou ◽  
E. Gantelet ◽  
C. Sandi ◽  
C. Marquez
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Learning ◽  
Water Maze ◽  
Time Window ◽  
Transitional Period ◽  
Spatial Learning And Memory ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Corticosterone Response ◽  
Important Time ◽  
And Behavior

AbstractExposure to adversity during early life can have profound influences on brain function and behavior later in life. The peripubertal period is emerging as an important time-window of susceptibility to stress, with substantial evidence documenting long-term consequences in the emotional and social domains. However, little is known about how stress during this period impacts subsequent cognitive functioning. Here, we assessed potential long-term effects of peripubertal stress on spatial learning and memory using the water maze task. In addition, we interrogated whether individual differences in stress-induced behavioral and endocrine changes are related to the degree of adaptation of the corticosterone response to repeated stressor exposure during the peripubertal period. We found that, when tested at adulthood, peripubertally stressed animals displayed a slower learning rate. Strikingly, the level of spatial orientation in the water maze completed on the last training day was predicted by the degree of adaptation of the recovery -and not the peak-of the corticosterone response to stressor exposure (i.e., plasma levels at 60 min post-stressor) across the peripubertal stress period. In addition, peripubertal stress led to changes in emotional and glucocorticoid reactivity to novelty exposure, as well as in the expression levels of the plasticity molecule PSA-NCAM in the hippocampus. Importantly, by assessing the same endpoints in another peripubertally stressed cohort tested during adolescence, we show that the observed effects at adulthood are the result of a delayed programming manifested at adulthood and not protracted effects of stress. Altogether, our results support the view that the degree of stress-induced adaptation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis responsiveness at the important transitional period of puberty relates to the long-term programming of cognition, behavior and endocrine reactivity.

scholarly journals The elevated T-maze task as an animal model to simultaneously investigate the effects of drugs on long-term memory and anxiety in mice

2012 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 526-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laila Asth ◽  
Bruno Lobão-Soares ◽  
Eunice André ◽  
Vanessa de Paula Soares ◽  
Elaine Cristina Gavioli
Keyword(s):  
Animal Model ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Maze Task ◽  
Term Memory

Ligand-Dependent TrkA Activity in Brain Differentially Affects Spatial Learning and Long-Term Memory

2011 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 498-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahar Aboulkassim ◽  
Xin-Kang Tong ◽  
Yiu Chung Tse ◽  
Tak-Pan Wong ◽  
Sang B. Woo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Learning ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Term Memory
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