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Elevated plus maze with optogenetics

From 2021 to 2025, 30 animal research papers mentioned optogenetics and the elevated plus maze in their title or abstract.

There were 0 such papers in 2011 to 2015. We compare the two periods only when each has 10 or more papers.

30 animal research papers from 2021 to 2025 mentioned optogenetics and the elevated plus maze
7% of the 443 papers from 2021 to 2025 that mention optogenetics and a test mention the elevated plus maze
1% of the 2,883 papers from 2021 to 2025 that mention the elevated plus maze also mention optogenetics
0 papers in 2011 to 2015, fewer than the 10 needed to compare

Papers by year

Animal research papers that mention optogenetics and the elevated plus maze, by year, 2001 to 2026

The 2026 bar counts papers added to PubMed by November 8, 2026.

  • Papers in a full year
  • 2026 so far
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Papers by year
YearPapers
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2026 (part year)7

Which species the papers used

Each bar is a share of the 30 papers from 2021 to 2025. A paper can use more than one species, so the shares can add to more than 100%.

Species

Mouse
25 papers 83%
Rat
6 papers 20%

Tests mentioned alongside the elevated plus maze

Each bar is one test, with how many of the 30 papers also mention it, and what share that is. Of these papers, 10 (33%) mention no other test.

The 12 tests these papers mention most

7 papers 23%
4 papers 13%
4 papers 13%
3 papers 10%
2 papers 7%
Real-time place preference
2 papers 7%

Which papers count

A paper counts here when it is animal research and its title or abstract mentions optogenetics and the elevated plus maze.

A paper that mentions either only in its methods is missed, so the count runs low. The search terms are in the list of models and techniques and the test list. The full method, with each source and its terms of use, is on our main page, Behavioral tests in published research.

More pairings

Every pairing of a brain technique and a test with 30 or more papers from 2021 to 2025 has a page like this one.

The page on the elevated plus maze counts all the papers that mention it, whatever they study. The page on optogenetics ranks the tests mentioned with it.

How to cite

APA

ConductScience. (2026, November 13). Elevated plus maze with optogenetics [Data set]. https://conductscience.com/resources/data/brain-techniques/optogenetics/elevated-plus-maze

BibTeX

@misc{conductscience_optogenetics_elevated_plus_maze_2026,
  author = {{ConductScience}},
  title = {Elevated plus maze with optogenetics},
  year = {2026},
  month = nov,
  url = {https://conductscience.com/resources/data/brain-techniques/optogenetics/elevated-plus-maze},
  note = {Data set, released November 13, 2026},
}

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