Sleep System Construction and Locomotor Activity Recording
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Results: Representative Larval and Adult A. mexicanus Sleep and Circadian Behavior
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This protocol can be used to quantify sleep and activity in any fish population and has the potential to expand the number of model systems used to study sleep regulation. The advantage of this technique is its flexibility. For example, fish can b
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This protocol details the methodology for quantifying locomotor behavior and sleep in the Mexican cavefish. Previous analyses are extended to measure these behaviors in socially-housed fish. This system can be widely applied to study sleep and activity in other fish species.