When rats with damage to the basal ganglia are put in a water maze, and the platform is moved to a new location, the rats swim:
A) in random directions until they find the new platform.
B) directly to the location where the platform used to be, but only if the platform is submerged (not visible).
C) directly to the new platform location only if the platform is visible.
D) directly to the location where the platform used to be, even when the platform is not visible.

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Rats with damage to the basal ganglia demonstrate impaired procedural memory and habit learning. When placed in a water maze where the platform's location has been moved, these rats tend to swim directly to the location where the platform used to be, indicating a reliance on previously learned, habitual responses rather than adapting to new information. This behavior occurs even when the platform is not visible, suggesting that their actions are not guided by current visual cues but by memory of the platform's former location.

When Rats with Damage to the Basal Ganglia Are Put