Table 3.
Total exploration time (s) during trial 1 and test trial 2 at pre and post test on the visual working memory task.
| OVX Duration | Trial 1 | Trial 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post* | Pre | Post* | |
| 0 week | ||||
| Intact | 14.8 ± 1.7 | 22.1 ± 4.1 | 18.4 ± 2.0 | 25.6 ± 3.7 |
| OVX | 14.9 ± 2.4 | 22.0 ± 1.6 | 19.3 ± 1.9 | 27.6 ± 2.7 |
| OVX+E | 17.9 ± 2.2 | 22.3 ± 2.6 | 22.4 ± 2.6 | 25.2 ± 3.8 |
| 1 week | ||||
| Intact | 13.6 ± 4.9 | 26.6 ± 1.7 | 17.4 ± 4.3 | 22.4 ± 7.7 |
| OVX | 18.0 ± 1.5 | 22.1 ± 3.0 | 18.9 ± 3.3 | 23.8 ± 4.4 |
| OVX+E | 11.0 ± 3.3 | 14.6 ± 2.5 | 13.0 ± 2.8 | 21.3 ± 7.7 |
| 8 week | ||||
| Sham | 17.0 ± 1.8 | 24.9 ± 2.8 | 19.3 ± 1.7 | 27.4 ± 2.4 |
| Intact | 12.9 ± 1.6 | 20.3 ± 2.9 | 19.3 ± 2.3 | 21.8 ± 1.7 |
| OVX | 10.4 ± 1.7 | 16.7 ± 3.8 | 15.3 ± 3.9 | 22.5 ± 5.7 |
| OVX+E | 7.8 ± 1.0 | 23.1 ± 5.2 | 7.7 ± 2.0 | 22.9 ± 2.4 |
Data represent mean exploration times ± S.E.M. All rats showed significantly greater exploration times at post-test compared to pre-test during both trial 1 [ F(1,55)= 33.6, p<.0001] and trial 2 [F(1,55)=19.2, p<.0001]
*
denotes p<.001