Animal research

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Across
  1. 2. Type of allocation made by Rosenzweig et al. of rats into the different conditions.
  2. 4. Studied by Rosenzweig et al., refers to the brain's ability to change due to learning and experience.
  3. 7. Levels of this neurotransmitter were manipulated by Rogers and Kesner to investigate its effect on the formation of spatial memories.
  4. 9. Type of condition in Rosenzweig et al.'s research where rats were kept in isolation, alone in a cage, but with access to food and water.
  5. 12. Chemical messenger that transmit signals across the synapse, allowing communication between neurons.
  6. 13. Animals used in Rogers and Kesners' and Rosenzweig et al.
  7. 14. Chemical or substance that blocks receptor sites of a neurotransmitter, preventing or reducing its effect.
Down
  1. 1. Type of condition in Rosenzweig et al.'s research where rats were kept with other rats including toys.
  2. 3. A neutral substance used as a control in experiments that has no effect on behavior.
  3. 5. Refers to providing better housing and care to the animals, improving the ways the procedures are done, including the technology used
  4. 6. Antagonist used by Rogers and Kesner's research
  5. 8. A brain structure associated with memory formation and spatial navigation. Studied by Rogers and Kesners.
  6. 10. Refers to minimizing the number of animals used in research to a minimum.
  7. 11. Refers to finding alternatives for animal models, such as computer models.