The Dry Land Barnes Maze for Rodents: Exploring Spatial Learning and Memory

Imagine being lost in a vast, open space with no clear path to safety. This is the scenario faced by rodents in the Dry Land Barnes Maze, a widely used tool in neuroscience research to study spatial learning and memory. Developed by Carol Barnes, this maze helps scientists understand how small animals like rats and…

How Your Visuospatial Sketchpad Shapes Your Working Memory

Our brain processes and retains information using different components of working memory. One of these critical components is the visuospatial sketchpad, which helps us store and manipulate visual and spatial information. Whether you’re navigating a new city, solving a puzzle, or imagining an object rotating in space, your visuospatial sketchpad is at work. What Is…