Learning and memory
Probe trial
A test session where the learned target is removed or altered so retention can be measured without simple reinforcement.
Science Library
Scientific concepts, not just terms.
A broader home for the vocabulary researchers use when choosing apparatus, designing paradigms, scoring endpoints, and reading behavioral protocols.
The broader version of terminology
A glossary is useful, but too small. Concepts can hold plain definitions, related apparatus, measured endpoints, protocol context, and links into the rest of the science library.
Apparatus Vocabulary
Parts, layouts, zones, chambers, cues, sensors, platforms, grids, and arena geometry.
choice armgoal boxstart zone
Paradigm Terms
Task names and phases across anxiety, memory, motor, pain, reward, and social behavior.
probe trialhabituationreversal learning
Endpoint Definitions
Measured outputs, derived scores, thresholds, indices, and quality-control flags.
latency to fallfreezing percentthigmotaxis
Model and Species Language
Species, strain, age, sex, housing, water, lighting, and acclimation constraints.
C57BL/6Jadult zebrafishlarval tracking
Experimental Design
Counterbalancing, randomization, blinding, cohort structure, and exclusion rules.
Latin squarecarryover effectbatch effect
Research Model Bridges
Disease-area vocabulary that connects phenotypes to apparatus and behavioral batteries.
spatial memory deficitanhedoniamotor coordination
Seed concept cards
These are examples of the unit this section should scale around: one concept, one plain definition, one research context, then useful links outward.
Anxiety and exploration
Thigmotaxis
Wall-hugging behavior, often used as an anxiety or exploration readout in open field and aquatic assays.
Endpoint
Latency
The time from trial start or stimulus onset to a defined behavioral event, such as fall, escape, or response.
Protocol phase
Habituation
A pre-test exposure period that reduces novelty responses before the measured task begins.
Tracking metric
Zone occupancy
The duration or percentage of time spent inside a defined area of an apparatus or video frame.
Experimental design
Counterbalancing
A design practice that distributes side, order, cue, or condition assignments across groups to reduce bias.
