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2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Comparative study on active working memory processes

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 24530913
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Experimental psychology
Research InstitutionKanazawa University

Principal Investigator

Taniuchi Tohru  金沢大学, 人間科学系, 教授 (40324058)

Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Keywordsワーキングメモリ / リハーサル / 放射状迷路 / ラット / リクガメ / キンギョ / アカハライモリ / 指示忘却
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study examined working memory processes in several animal species. Rats showed significant directed forgetting in a modified radial maze task suggesting active control of rehearsal in a working memory system. Rats also showed successful counting of serially presented objects ignoring an odd stimulus depending on serial position of the odd object. This result suggests that rats can actively manipulate information in working memory system. It was also found that tortoises and goldfish could learn the radial maze task. Classical conditioning and learning of T-maze and cross maze were confirmed for Japanese fire-bellied newts. These findings can offer a foundation for future working memory study in reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

Free Research Field

学習心理学・比較心理学

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Published: 2017-05-10  

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