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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 14.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Brain Res. 2009 Aug 15;205(1):191–199. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2009.08.012

Table 2.

Mean (± SEM) values for advanced Morris water maze path length (cm) in the place learning, reversal, and working memory tasks.

Control Male Control Female Caffeine Male Caffeine Female
(n=7) (n=8) (n=8) (n=8)
Place Learning Path
Length (cm)

Day 1 2182 ± 182 2571 ± 257 2732 ± 161 2125 ± 186
Day 2 1524 ± 181 1252 ± 189 1360 ± 247 1320 ± 167
Day 3   770 ± 156 1232 ± 268 1171 ± 205   890 ± 224
Reversal Path Length (cm)

Day 4 1449 ± 249 2249 ± 408 1911 ± 255 1613 ± 325
Day 5 1264 ± 227 1884 ± 245 1927 ± 279 1327 ± 326
Day 6   968 ± 237 1188 ± 198   737 ± 91 1148 ± 175
Working Memory Path Length (cm)

Day 7 - Trial 1 2753 ± 973 2318 ± 636 2026 ± 744 1658 ± 403
Day 7 - Trial 2 930 ± 372 1722 ± 603 1269 ± 296 1023 ± 395
Day 7 - Trial 3 854 ± 219 788 ± 300 548 ± 129 1233 ± 475
Day 7 - Trial 4 591 ± 290 583 ± 193 473 ± 130 713 ± 303
Day 8 - Trial 1 3192 ± 597 2905 ± 975 3802 ± 762 3639 ± 812
Day 8 - Trial 2 1247 ± 202 1549 ± 443 2886 ± 809 729 ± 125
Day 8 - Trial 3 1310 ± 318 1102 ± 266 1839 ± 196 1114 ± 308
Day 8 - Trial 4 1647 ± 401 944 ± 221 841 ± 75 814 ± 191
Day 9 - Trial 1 1684 ± 273 3650 ± 734 2301 ± 604 2115 ± 537
Day 9 - Trial 2 814 ± 180 1069 ± 349 1553 ± 399 1338 ± 525
Day 9 - Trial 3 1083 ± 457 1352 ± 369 777 ± 297 1029 ± 199
Day 9 - Trial 4 1117 ± 391 798 ± 137 869 ± 358 544 ± 100