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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 18.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Res. 2014 Jul 22;0:30–39. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.07.020

Figure 3. Time of day effects on retention probe.

Figure 3

There was a significant effect of time of training on all measures except swim velocity, (t(22) =.256, P > 0.05) during the retention probe. Significant time of training effects were seen in swim path, (t (22) =50.30, P < 0.001) and latency to platform quadrant, ( t (22) =9.602, P < 0.001). AM trained grass rats were faster to the platform quadrant and had shorter swim paths than PM trained grass rats. Bar charts showing the mean (+ SEM) inches (swim path, upper left), inches/second (swim velocity, upper right) and seconds (latency to platform quadrant, lower left). Chi squared analysis revealed a significant effect of training time on the proportion of grass rats to engage in thigmotaxis (χ2(1,N=24) = 6.171, P< 0.01). Fewer AM trained grass rats engaged in thigmotaxic behavior than PM trained grass rats. Significant differences between AM and PM groups are denoted by asterisks.