<p class="jove_content">Locomotion is often examined as a behavioural outcome in various models of disease in fields such as neuroscience and orthopedics.  This video paper intends to describe a method for collecting ground reaction forces and kinematics from rats during unrestrained locomotion.</p>

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Kinematics and Ground Reaction Force Determination: A Demonstration Quantifying Locomotor Abilities of Young Adult, Middle-aged, and Geriatric Rats

Behavior, in its broadest definition, can be defined as the motor manifestation of physiologic processes.  As such, all behaviors manifest through the ...

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