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Learning ability of young rats is unaffected by repeated exposure to a static electromagnetic field in early life
Author(s) -
Hong ChangZern,
Huestis Peter,
Thompson Robert,
Yu Jen
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
bioelectromagnetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.435
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-186X
pISSN - 0197-8462
DOI - 10.1002/bem.2250090308
Subject(s) - significant difference , developmental psychology , psychology , audiology , medicine , physiology
Infant albino rats were exposed to a static electromagnetic field of 0.0 Tesla (control) or 0.5 Tesla (experimental) for 14 postnatal days. Following a 1‐month rest period, the experimental (13 males and 10 females) and control (11 males and 14 females) rats were trained on four successive reversals of a position habit in a single‐unit enclosed T‐maze that was adapted for the use of escape‐avoidance of mild foot shock as a motive. There was no significant difference in learning ability between the experimental and control groups in terms of total (initial combined with repetitive) errors committed over the four reversal problems. While the females tended to make more errors than the males, this difference was likewise insignificant.