Spatial Memory in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR)

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-288388

Sontag, Thomas-Alexander ; Fuermaier, Anselm B. M. ; Hauser, Joachim ; Kaunzinger, Ivo ; Tucha, Oliver ; Lange, Klaus W.

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Abstract

The spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) is an established animal model of ADHD. It has been suggested that ADHD symptoms arise from deficits in executive functions such as working memory, attentional control and decision making. Both ADHD patients and SHRs show deficits in spatial working memory. However, the data on spatial working memory deficits in SHRs are not consistent. It has been ...