Temporal context-guided memory capabilities in rodents.

ABSTRACT: Environmental contexts serve as powerful cues for episodic memory, allowing humans to recall events tied to specific settings. While rats can learn context-specific associations and temporal order, their ability to manage multiple contexts and rapidly adapt to changes in context remains unclear. This study investigated whether rats could order objects across two distinct contexts. Eight Lister Hooded rats were trained in a dual-context maze, where each context contained a pair of objects. In each trial, rats entered the maze, selected an object, and then re-entered either the same or a different context to complete the trial in the correct temporal order. Six rats successfully learned object order within a single context, but only two reached criterion in the more complex two-context condi

SUBMITTER: Slater BJA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12119930 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature