Aprendizaje espacial y laberinto de aguametodología y aplicaciones

  1. Vicens, Paloma
  2. Redolat Iborra, Rosa
  3. Carrasco Pozo, Carmen
Revista:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915

Ano de publicación: 2003

Volume: 15

Número: 4

Páxinas: 539-544

Tipo: Artigo

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Resumo

El objetivo del presente trabajo es explicar la diferente metodología del laberinto de agua y las diversas aplicaciones que de este modelo se han realizado en la investigación sobre los mecanismos neurobiológicos del aprendizaje espacial. Inicialmente se plantean los distintos procedimientos experimentales, considerando las observaciones metodológicas a tener en cuenta cuando se utiliza este paradigma conductual. Posteriormente, se analizan los hallazgos más relevantes obtenidos mediante esta prueba en distintas áreas de estudio. Se exponen datos experimentales sobre las bases neuroanatómicas y neuroquímicas del aprendizaje espacial, así como la influencia que en este aprendizaje puede tener el envejecimiento, la experiencia previa u otras variables intrínsecas y extrínsecas al sujeto. Se concluye que la conducta de los animales en el laberinto de agua es sensible a numerosos factores conductuales, farmacológicos o incluso sociales, lo que hace que sea un paradigma muy útil para la investigación sobre los procesos neurobiológicos del aprendizaje espacial.

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