RE: MIT research reports rats dream of mazes

From: Lawrence DeBivort (debivort@umd5.umd.edu)
Date: Thu Jan 25 2001 - 16:45:31 GMT

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From: "Lawrence DeBivort" <debivort@umd5.umd.edu>
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Subject: RE: MIT research reports rats dream of mazes
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    -----Original Message-----
    From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]On Behalf
    Of Gatherer, D. (Derek)

    (snip)

    Rats don't learn mazes from each other, but each rat
    has to learn the maze de novo. If rats did learn mazes from each other,
    then there would be something to talk about.

    These firing rate patterns unique to the behavioural experience are _not_
    culturally replicated in any way. At all.

    LdB: Studies must have been done on whether the progeny of maze-running
    champions have inherited maze-knowledge or -running skill. Does anybody here
    know if this is the case?

    - Lawrence

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