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Specialized Mouse NeuroBehavioral Testing in BRB


Mikhail Pletnikov, MD, PhD

Division of Neurobiology
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Contact Dr. Pletnikov or Wenzhen Duan for information about:

  • Collaboration;
  • Test selection;
  • Data analysis;
  • How to use equipment;
  • How to schedule usage.
      
         
Motor coordination
Balance
Muscle strength

Rotarod apparatus in BRB

Rotarod

Accelerating Rotarod

             

Fearfulness

Anxiety

        

          

              

            

Open Field Apparatus in BRB

Elevated Plus maze
  • Open arm entries
  • Time spent in open vs. closed  arms
Open Field Test
  • Horizontal activity
    • Peripheral (thigmotactic)
    • Central
  • Vertical activity (rearing)
  • Grooming
  • Freezing
Conditioned Fear responses:
  • Freezing
  • Autonomic responses
    • heart rate
    • breathing
    • defecation
       
Sensorimotor integration
            
Startle Appartus in BRB
            
Acoustic Startle Response
  • Habituation
  • Pre-pulse inhibition

Cognitive Function

(Learning, Memory)
        
     
Y maze
T maze
Morris Water Maze

  

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