Fig. 4.
Superior performance in the in the Novel Object Recognition (NOR) task in Aldh2−/− mice fed the D-PUFA diet. Male and female mice were subjected to the NOR task 2, 10, and 18 weeks after initiation of either the D-PUFA or H-PUFA diet, and the frequency of visits to the objects and the time spent exploring each object was recorded. (A) Ratio of time spent with the novel object in relation to the familiar object. (B) Discrimination index (difference in time exploring the novel and familiar object, divided by total exploration time). Data are presented as the mean ± s.d. (n=16) and were analyzed by Student’s t-test for unpaired data. ***Significant difference from D-PUFA (p<0.001).