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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Temporal Patterns of Rodent Behavior in the Elevated Plus Maze Test
Maurizio CasarrubeaFilippina SorberaGiuseppe CrescimannoMs MagnussonV RoyA AraboA Santangelosubject
elevated plus mazeratt-pattern analysianxietySettore BIO/09 - Fisiologiadescription
The aim of the present study was to evaluate, by means of a temporal pattern analysis, rat’s behavior in the elevated plus maze test. A specific software called THEME has been used. On the basis of an ethogram encompassing 24 behavioral elements, results demonstrated that 14 components represented the 98% of the displayed activities. 145 different temporal patterns have been detected; length distribution of such patterns showed that three-, four-, and five-elements patterns were more represented than two-elements ones. Finally, a complex temporal pattern encompassing 8 behavioral elements has been discussed. Present article demonstrated the presence of complex temporal patterns characterizing the behavior of rats in the elevated plus maze test.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-01 |