Is learning and spatial memory in rats influenced by single dose of nicotine?

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investogate, how much a single dose of nicotine can influence the learning ability in rats. After the drug application the escape latency and the path lenght were measured and assessed in two periods of sessions in the Morris water maze.

In our study no explicit changes of learning ability after a single nicotine injection was confirmed.

Keywords

• nicotine
• learning ability
• Morris water maze
• young rat