Spatial deficits in a virtual water maze in amnesic participants with hippocampal damage

@article{GoodrichHunsaker2010SpatialDI,
  title={Spatial deficits in a virtual water maze in amnesic participants with hippocampal damage},
  author={Naomi J. Goodrich-Hunsaker and Sharon A. Livingstone and Ronald W. Skelton and Ramona O. Hopkins},
  journal={Hippocampus},
  year={2010},
  volume={20}
}
The Morris water maze is a standard paradigm for the testing of hippocampal function in laboratory animals. Virtual versions of the Morris water maze are now available and can be used to assess spatial learning and memory ability in both healthy and brain injured participants. To evaluate the importance of the hippocampus in spatial learning and memory, we tested five amnesic participants with selective hippocampal damage using a virtual water maze called the Arena Maze. The amnesic… 
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