title: A review of the 5-Choice Serial Reaction Time (5-CSRT) task in different vertebrate models.
abstract: Within cognitive and behavioural research, the 5-Choice Serial Reaction Time task is widely recognized as a valuable test of attention in rats. However, technical and methodological developments required for extending its usefulness are still at an early stage. In view of advances in knowledge about cognition and other areas of biology, issues surrounding attention are increasingly important, and appear to require new methodological approaches. These changes may concern (i) the evolution of the protocol itself, (ii) adaptations in how tasks are implemented (e.g. use of new technologies such as touchscreens), and (iii) applying existing tasks to species presenting an emerging potential. From a primarily methodological perspective, this review focuses on work that has successively built upon the original 5-CSRT task. We address the strengths and weaknesses of new approaches as well as some of the new possibilities they offer.
authors: Université de Strasbourg, Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives et Adaptatives (LNCA), 67000 Strasbourg, France; CNRS, LNCA UMR 7364, Faculté de Psychologie de Strasbourg, 12 Rue Goethe, 67000 Strasbourg, France; Centre de Primatologie de l'Université de Strasbourg, Fort Foch, 67207 Niederhausbergen, France. Electronic address: jfizet@unistra.fr.
authors: Jonas
authors: J
authors: Fizet
authors: Université de Strasbourg, Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives et Adaptatives (LNCA), 67000 Strasbourg, France; CNRS, LNCA UMR 7364, Faculté de Psychologie de Strasbourg, 12 Rue Goethe, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
authors: Jean-Christophe
authors: JC
authors: Cassel
authors: Université de Strasbourg, Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives et Adaptatives (LNCA), 67000 Strasbourg, France; CNRS, LNCA UMR 7364, Faculté de Psychologie de Strasbourg, 12 Rue Goethe, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Kelche
authors: Université de Strasbourg, Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives et Adaptatives (LNCA), 67000 Strasbourg, France; CNRS, LNCA UMR 7364, Faculté de Psychologie de Strasbourg, 12 Rue Goethe, 67000 Strasbourg, France; Centre de Primatologie de l'Université de Strasbourg, Fort Foch, 67207 Niederhausbergen, France. Electronic address: hmeunier@unistra.fr.
authors: Hélène
authors: H
authors: Meunier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001288:Attention; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003071:Cognition; D011930:Reaction Time; D014714:Vertebrates
keywords: 5-Choice Serial Reaction Time; Animal model; Attention; Automated test; Cognitive ability; Marmoset; Mouse; Rat; Rhesus; Touschscreen; Zebrafish