Table 2.
Mean ± SEM number of c-Fos-immunoreactive cells in the medial and lateral dorsal caudate nucleus
| Anatomical division | Treatment group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Experience/ test | No experience/ test | No test | |
| Medial caudate nucleus | |||
| Rostral | 35.67 ± 7.0 | 27.63 ± 5.6 | 20.77 ± 2.4 |
| Middle | 35.17 ± 4.9 | 34.75 ± 6.9 | 22.69 ± 3.2 |
| Caudal | 39.67 ± 7.9 | 29.88 ± 7.4 | 25.31 ± 4.4 |
| Lateral caudate nucleus | |||
| Rostral | 24.17 ± 5.9 | 9.75 ± 3.0 | 16.15 ± 2.9 |
| Middle | 20.33 ± 5.7 | 19.25 ± 4.2 | 17.62 ± 2.6 |
| Caudal | 17.50 ± 4.8 | 17.00 ± 7.8 | 17.46 ± 4.5 |
Analysis of the dorsal caudate nucleus found no significant treatment effects across either the rostral–caudal or medial–lateral dimensions of the nucleus.