June 3rd, 2013
•Mice can swim, but many strains appear to find this activity stressful. To overcome this problem mazes have been devised where escape from shallow water is used to motivate behaviour. These have been demonstrated to support learning at least as good as the traditional and widely used Morris water maze.
Vidéos Connexes
Use of an Eight-arm Radial Water Maze to Assess Working and Reference Memory Following Neonatal Brain Injury Video (Video) | JoVE
Marble Burying and Nestlet Shredding as Tests of Repetitive, Compulsive-like Behaviors in Mice Video (Video) | JoVE
Use of the Open Field Maze to Measure Locomotor and Anxiety-like Behavior in Mice Video (Video) | JoVE
Morris Water Maze Test: Optimization for Mouse Strain and Testing Environment Video (Video) | JoVE
Place and Response Learning in the Open-field Tower Maze Video (Video) | JoVE
A Method for Evaluating the Reinforcing Properties of Ethanol in Rats without Water Deprivation, Saccharin Fading or Extended Access Training Video (Video) | JoVE
A Protocol of Manual Tests to Measure Sensation and Pain in Humans Video (Video) | JoVE
Battery of Behavioral Tests Assessing General Locomotion, Muscular Strength, and Coordination in Mice Video (Video) | JoVE
Assessing Spatial Memory Impairment in a Mouse Model of Traumatic Brain Injury Using a Radial Water Tread Maze Video (Video) | JoVE
Analyzing Spatial Learning and Prosocial Behavior in Mice Using the Barnes Maze and Damsel-in-Distress Paradigms Video (Video) | JoVE