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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Neurol. 2008 May 23;213(1):84–92. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2008.05.009

Table 3.

Cognitive function in sham- and brain-injured rat pups.

Status Tested on post-injury day Probe score Latency to visible platform
(s)		 Swim Speed
(cm/s)
Sham
(n=10)		 8 127 ± 69 10 ± 8 23 ± 5
Injured
(n=13)		 8 88 ± 46 24 ± 12 26 ± 11
Sham
(n=10)		 18 142 ± 62 8 ± 6 22 ± 3
Injured
(n=13)		 18 98 ± 27* 17 ± 18 27 ± 12

Following the 4 days of learning trials (4 trials/day), rats were tested for retention of the location of the platform at 24 hours following the last trial day as described in Methods. Probe scores were calculated from the times spent in the various pre-designated zones as described in Methods. The visible platform trial was conducted immediately after the probe trials.

*

p<0.05 compared to sham animals. All values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.