Applications of the Morris water maze in the study of learning and memory

R D'Hooge, PP De Deyn - Brain research reviews, 2001 - Elsevier
The Morris water maze (MWM) was described 20 years ago as a device to investigate
spatial learning and memory in laboratory rats. In the meanwhile, it has become one of the
most frequently used laboratory tools in behavioral neuroscience. Many methodological
variations of the MWM task have been and are being used by research groups in many
different applications. However, researchers have become increasingly aware that MWM
performance is influenced by factors such as apparatus or training procedure as well as by …