Behavioral testing applications

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Browse validated systems for cognition, emotion, movement, and social behavior across three model organisms.

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Chapter 01
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validated paradigms
Mus musculus · Rattus norvegicus

Rodent behavioral testing

Maze-based paradigms for spatial learning, anxiety-like behavior, social interaction, and motor function in mice and rats.

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behavioral domains
01.01

Anxiety & Fear

7 paradigms

01.02

Learning & Memory

8 paradigms

01.03

Depression & Learned Helplessness

3 paradigms

01.04

Motor & Locomotion

4 paradigms

01.05

Social & Reward

4 paradigms

01.06

Exploration

1 paradigm

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Advanced Rodent paradigms

The 18 paradigms below need the ConductVision Advanced Rodent Module, which runs on top of the ConductVision Rodent Maze Package. Everything else in this chapter is covered by the base package. Paradigms marked Advanced above are part of this module.

01.A01Active Place AvoidanceShock zone entries, maximum time avoided, path efficiencyAdvanced
01.A02Active/Passive Avoidance Shuttle BoxAvoidance responses, escape latency, inter-trial crossingsAdvanced
01.A03Automated Y/T-MazesAutomated arm entry detection, alternation sequences, perseveration indexAdvanced
01.A04Automated CPPAutomated place preference scoring, chamber time, transition countsAdvanced
01.A05Empathy AssayProximity to distressed subject, social approach, freezing durationAdvanced
01.A06Gait AnalysisStride length, stride width, paw print overlap, cadence, regularity indexAdvanced
01.A07Fear Conditioning ChamberFreezing %, freezing bouts, latency to freeze, contextual vs. cued responsesAdvanced
01.A08Learned HelplessnessEscape failures, escape latency, response ratioAdvanced
01.A09Operant ConditioningLever presses, reward retrieval latency, breakpoint, progressive ratioAdvanced
01.A10Social Interaction (Markerless)11 body points per subject — proximity, following, social bout durationAdvanced
01.A11Step Down ApparatusStep-down latency, retention time, memory indexAdvanced
01.A12Repeated Acquisition & PerformanceCorrect/incorrect responses, acquisition rate, performance stabilityAdvanced
01.A13Visual LoomingEscape response latency, freezing duration, shelter-seeking timeAdvanced
01.A14Prepulse Inhibition (PPI)Startle amplitude, % PPI, habituation across trialsAdvanced
01.A15Grip StrengthPeak force, mean grip strength, forelimb vs. hindlimb forceAdvanced
01.A16Beam WalkingTraversal time, foot slips, fallsAdvanced
01.A17Sleep/Wake AnalysisTotal sleep time, NREM/REM duration, sleep fragmentationAdvanced
01.A18Seizure DetectionSeizure count, Racine scale score, event durationAdvanced
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