Blue Corn Tortillas: Effects on Learning and Spatial Memory in Rats

Consumption of pigmented corn has been associated with health benefits due to its flavonoid contents (mainly anthocyanins) and antioxidant ability. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the effect of blue corn tortilla (BM) consumption on memory and learning ability adult rats. Eig...

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Published in:Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht) 2017-12, Vol.72 (4), p.448-450
Main Authors: Aguirre López, L. O., Chávez Servia, J. L., Gómez Rodiles, C. C., Beltrán Ramírez, J. R., Bañuelos Pineda, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anthocyanins
Anthocyanins - analysis
Antioxidants
Bread - analysis
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Chemistry/Food Science
Consumption
Corn
Ecology
Female
Food Science
Learning
Long term memory
Memory tasks
Nutrition
Plant Physiology
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Rodents
Short Communication
Spatial analysis
Spatial discrimination learning
Spatial Memory
Zea mays
Zea mays - chemistry
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Summary:Consumption of pigmented corn has been associated with health benefits due to its flavonoid contents (mainly anthocyanins) and antioxidant ability. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the effect of blue corn tortilla (BM) consumption on memory and learning ability adult rats. Eighteen adult female rats were divided into three groups and fed for 38 consecutive days with commercial food (Control group) or the commercial food plus 6 g/day of either blue corn (BM) or white corn (WM) tortillas. Memory and learning capabilities were assessed using Barnes’s labyrinth at the end of the feeding period. Short-and long-term memory was improved in the BM group, showing that consumption of blue maize tortillas improves learning and memory capabilities in adult rats.
ISSN:0921-9668
1573-9104
DOI:10.1007/s11130-017-0642-1