APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Increased Anxiety in a Morris Water Maze Task by Rats on a High-Fat/High-Sucrose Diet
- Cyrilla Wideman
John Carroll University - Helen Murphy
John Carroll University
Abstract
Anxiety was measured in female rats provided with a high-fat/high-sucrose (HFHS) diet while performing a working memory task in the Morris Water Maze (MWM). Compared with control animals, the HFHS animals showed a significant increase in anxiety between successive MWM trials.
Animal Learning and Behavior