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An Objective and Reproducible Test of Olfactory Learning and Discrimination in Mice
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March 22, 2018
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1Program in Developmental Biology,Baylor College of Medicine, 2Medical Scientist Training Program,Baylor College of Medicine, 3Department of Neuroscience,Baylor College of Medicine, 4Department of Molecular and Human Genetics,Baylor College of Medicine, 5Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital
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Here, we train mice on an associative learning task to test odor discrimination. This protocol also allows for studies on learning-induced structural changes in the brain.
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Liu, G., Patel, J. M., Tepe, B., McClard, C. K., Swanson, J., Quast, K. B., Arenkiel, B. R. An Objective and Reproducible Test of Olfactory Learning and Discrimination in Mice. J. Vis. Exp. (133), e57142, doi:10.3791/57142 (2018).
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