Author:
Alonso Alejandra,Bokeria Levan,van der Meij Jacqueline,Samanta Anumita,Eichler Ronny,Spooner Patrick,Lobato Irene Navarro,Genzel Lisa
Abstract
AbstractNew information is rarely learned in isolation, instead most of what we experience can be incorporated into or uses previous knowledge networks in some form. However, most rodent laboratory tasks assume the animal to be naïve with no previous experience influencing the results. Previous knowledge in form of a schema can facilitate knowledge acquisition and accelerate systems consolidation: memories become more rapidly hippocampal independent and instead rely more on the prefrontal cortex. Here, we developed a new spatial navigation task where food locations are learned in a large, gangway maze – the HexMaze. Analysing performance across sessions as well as on specific trials, we can show simple memory effects as well as multiple effects of previous knowledge accelerating both online learning and performance increases over offline periods. Importantly, we are the first to show that schema build-up is dependent on how much time passes, not how often the animal is trained.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cited by
2 articles.
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