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The effect of a change in dietary habit upon maze learning ability in rats
Author(s) -
AKIYAMA Y.,
SHIKIMORI M.,
SATOV A.,
MOTEGI K.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1991.tb00032.x
Subject(s) - habit , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , food science , biology , psychology , social psychology , fishery
Summary An experimental psychological study was undertaken to assess the effect of a change in dietary habit upon behavioural development, using as a laboratory animal male Wistar rats maintained on natural foods and a processed food. Forty male Wistar rats were weaned at 21 days of age and divided into two equal groups. Group 1 was fed natural food (pressed wheat, dried fish, peanuts, cabbage and soybeans) and group 2 was fed powdered food. At 68 days of age, the rats were tested in a T‐maze. The results showed that Group 1 excelled with regard to T‐maze learning.