Inertial stimuli generated by arena rotation are important for acquisition of the active place avoidance task

Abstract

We have shown that inertial stimuli are critical for acquisition of the active place avoidance task and they have no effect on performance once the task has been mastered. Our results suggest that formation of relevant associations in the active place avoidance task requires stable reference frame.

Keywords

• spatial cognition
• place avoidance
• inertial stimuli