Gut microbiota is associated with spatial memory and seed-hoarding behavior of South China field mice (Apodemus draco).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Scatter-hoarding animals store food in multiple locations within their home range and rely on spatial memory for subsequent localization and retrieval. The relationship between memory and scatter-hoarding behavior has been widely demonstrated, but the association of gut microbiota with spatial memory and seed-hoarding behavior of animals remains unclear.

Methods

In this study, by using enclosure behavior tests, memory tests including an object location test (OLT) and a novel object recognition test (NORT), and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) experiment, we evaluated the role of gut microbiota in affecting the memory and seed-hoarding behavior of rodents. According to their scatter-hoarding intensity, South China field mice (Apodemus draco) were divid

SUBMITTER: Feng E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10525317 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature