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Tree shrews (Tupaia belangeri) exhibit novelty preference in the novel location memory task with 24-h retention periods

Nair, Jayakrishnan ; Topka, Marlene ; Khani, Abbas ; Isenschmid, Manuela ; Rainer, Gregor

In: Frontiers in Psychology - Cognitive Science, 2014, vol. 5, p. 303

Novelty preference is pervasive in mammalian species, and describes an inherent tendency to preferentially explore novelty. The novel location memory task studied here assesses the ability of animals to form accurate memories of a spatial configuration, consisting of several identical objects placed within an arena. Tree shrews were first familiarized with a particular object configuration during...