A magnetic field effect on learning in male golden hamsters.
The aim of this experiment was to investigate the influence of repeated exposure to 10, 20, 30 or 40 Hz magnetic fields at 0.1T on the learning of male golden hamsters in a Skinner box, in which the animals learned to press a lever to receive a food reward. The latency of the first response was not affected by exposure to the magnetic fields used in this experiment. No significant field-dependent effects on the performance of the task were observed in males exposed to 10 and 20 Hz magnetic fields at 0.1T. However, exposure significantly improved the learning of the task in animals exposed to 30 and 40 Hz magnetic fields at 0.1T.
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Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland. lopuch@eko.uj.edu.pl
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001245:Association Learning / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003216:Conditioning, Operant / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006224:Cricetinae; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011930:Reaction Time