論文

2016年

A behavioral paradigm to study rats' dual-task performance under head-direction and body-location tracking

IEEJ Transactions on Electronics, Information and Systems
  • Kohei Matsuo
  • ,
  • Taro Kaiju
  • ,
  • Tomoaki Nakazono
  • ,
  • Kei Watanabe
  • ,
  • Takafumi Suzuki

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開始ページ
1324
終了ページ
1334
記述言語
日本語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1541/ieejeiss.136.1324
出版者・発行元
Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan

Dual-task paradigm is a behavioral procedure in which subjects are required to perform two independent tasks in parallel, each of which involves a distinct stimulus-response association that leads to a unique goal. Although dual tasks are widely used in human studies, they are seldom used in animals. One such rare case was a rat simultaneous temporal processing (STP) task, in which rats were asked to time two different intervals simultaneously(1). However, there are a few limitations in this paradigm, such that, for example, each of the two component tasks was not clearly associated with a unique stimulus-response association. In this report, in order to better characterize temporal dual-task performance in rats, we developed a modified version of the STP task that was comprised of two clearly-divided component tasks, and equipped our experimental system with a novel video-based motion tracking system. We show that even under this more rigidly controlled dual-task setting, rats are able to time two different intervals virtually without interference, and that our tracking system can simultaneously detect head-direction and body-location of a rat with high accuracy. These results suggest that the present experimental paradigm should be useful for investigating cognitive processes that underlie dual-task performance at both the behavioral and neuronal levels.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1541/ieejeiss.136.1324
URL
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84985995160&origin=inward
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1541/ieejeiss.136.1324
  • ISSN : 1348-8155
  • ISSN : 0385-4221
  • ORCIDのPut Code : 118115284
  • SCOPUS ID : 84985995160

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