ABSTRACT
Usually, cognitive and anxiety related behaviour have association with networks of specialized
neural cells linked with the central nervous system (CNS). Several formulated rodents – base
models of experimentation have been innovated in studying these phenomena. In this research,
two models of study for cognitive and anxiety behaviour parameters each were examined
alongside effect of Moringa oleivera administration in rodents. Morris water maze and novel
object recognition test were comparatively used for cognition study, whereas elevated plus
maze and light /dark box were adopted to investigate anxiety behaviour parameters. Mice were
appropriately grouped following a study design, and implementation that accommodated
evaluation of study models as well as the moringa treatments effect. The observed outcomes
show that analysis of parameters for cognitive behaviour as independently assessed by both
models tally. Similarly, that for anxiety behaviour was in tandem. And in all, moringa oleifera
had health benefits of improving cognitive function and reducing anxiety without withdrawal
effects.
KEYWORDS: Moringa oleifera, learning, memory, anxiety, stress, withdrawal
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