Morris Water Maze citations

Maze Engineers, part of ConductScience, makes this product. Each study below names the product or its maker in the sentence quoted under its title.

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NMDA receptor-dependent Hebbian plasticity refines hippocampal spatial representations during two-dimensional navigation learning

Ronen Reshef, Mina Shahi, Victoria Ho et al. · Preprint on bioRxiv · 2026

From the methods
Imaging in the Morris water maze (MWM) was performed in a circular maze (120 cm in diameter; Maze Engineers) filled with water mixed with nontoxic white paint (Acrylic white paint – Blick).
Preclinical evaluation of antisense oligonucleotide therapy in a mouse model of HNRNPH2 -related neurodevelopmental disorder

Ane Korff, Xiaojing Yang, Ozan Ozdemir et al. · Science Translational Medicine · 2026

From the paper
The Morris water maze (MazeEngineers) consisted of a cued phase to test the physical ability of the mice to complete the task, followed by a training/spatial learning phase and finally, a spatial memory test phase (16).
Evaluation of the Therapeutic Potential of Synthetic Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Antagonist MIA-690 as a Cognitive Modulator in a Mouse Model of Gulf War Illness

Luis Manuel Salgueiro-Tosta, Arumugam Radhakrishnan Jayakumar, William Kochen et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2025

From the methods
...GWI exposure model. The MWM consisted of a pool 160 cm diameter and 60 cm in height (Maze Engineers, Skokie, IL, USA) filled with water opaqued with non-toxic white tempera (Blick Art Materials,...
Pathogenic variants in SMARCA1 cause an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder modulated by NURF complex composition.

Ghayda M Mirzaa, Keqin Yan, Raissa Relator et al. · Nature Communications · 2025

From the methods
...for 30 minutes before testing. The Morris water maze is a large plastic tank (~132 cm diameter, Maze Engineers, Skokie, IL) filled with tap water maintained at 22 °C and made opaque with white tempera paint.
A bespoke water T-maze apparatus and protocol: an optimized, reliable, and repeatable method for screening learning, memory, and executive functioning in laboratory mice

Jeremy Davidson Bailoo, Susan E Bergeson, Igor Ponomarev et al. · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · 2024

From the methods
...area of 100 cm2 (10 × 10 cm) and a height of 10 cm. Both the MWM and T-Insert were built by Maze Engineers and housed at the Garrison Institute of Aging (GIA) behavioral facility at TTUHSC.
APOE3-R136S mutation confers resilience against tau pathology via cGAS-STING-IFN inhibition

Sarah Naguib, Chloe Lopez-Lee, Eileen Ruth Torres et al. · Preprint on bioRxiv · 2024

From the methods
Briefly, mice were placed in a circular pool (122cm in diameter, blue polyethylene, made by Maze Engineers) filled with water made with non-toxic chalk.
Chronic pharmacological activation of SERCA with CDN1163 affects spatial cognitive flexibility but not attention and impulsivity in mice

Benjamin Klocke, Carter Moore, Hayden Ott et al. · Behavioural Pharmacology · 2023

From the methods
...a commercially-obtained circular mouse swimming pool measuring 5 ft in diameter and 31 cm deep (Maze Engineers, MA, USA) was filled with tap water mixed with non-toxic water-based white paint.
Alzheimer’s disease: Ablating single master site abolishes tau hyperphosphorylation

Kristie Stefanoska, Mehul Gajwani, Amanda R. P. Tan et al. · Science Advances · 2022

From the methods
A hidden platform (12.6 cm in diameter, 1 cm below water surface, ConductScience) was placed in the quadrant opposite of entry quadrant.
CCR2 deficiency alters activation of microglia subsets in traumatic brain injury

Kerri Somebang, Joshua Rudolph, Isabella Imhof et al. · Cell Reports · 2021

From the methods
...at 4 weeks post-TBI at the San Francisco VA Animal Behavior Core Facility. A swimming pool (Maze Engineers) filled with opaque water was monitored using video tracking software, Ethovision XT13 (Noldus),...
Spinophilin limits GluN2B-containing NMDAR activity and sequelae associated with excessive hippocampal NMDAR function

Asma B. Salek, Ruchi Bansal, Nicolas F. Berbari et al. · Preprint on bioRxiv · 2021

From the methods
...120 cm MWM pool (Maze engineers, Cambridge, MA), Heater (Maze engineers), Platform (30cm, Maze engineers), Gantry (Maze engineers)...
Optimization and validation of a modified radial-arm water maze protocol using a murine model of mild closed head traumatic brain injury

Teresa Macheda, Kelly N. Roberts, Josh M. Morganti et al. · PLOS ONE · 2020

From the methods
...RAWM test was performed in a circular pool (diameter = 121 cm, depth 75 cm, Fig 1A and 1B) (MazeEngineers, Boston, MA).
Dissociable Structural and Functional Hippocampal Outputs via Distinct Subiculum Cell Classes

Mark S. Cembrowski, Matthew G. Phillips, Salvatore F. DiLisio et al. · Cell · 2018

From the methods
The water maze (tank: ∼1.2 m diameter, Maze Engineers, Cambridge, MA) was maintained at 24°C, with water made opaque through addition of non-toxic white tempera paint.
The Role of Pre-Synaptic MUNC 13-1 in Voluntary Ethanol Consumption and Tolerance

Jessica I. Wooden · Thesis at University of Houston · 2018

From the methods
The pool was made by Maze Engineers (Cambridge, MA), and measured 120 cm in diameter and 81 cm in height.