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Marble Burying and Nestlet Shredding as Tests of Repetitive, Compulsive-like Behaviors in Mice
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2013
Disease, head injury, genetic modifications, and treatment of mice with drugs can have profound effects on behavior. Utilizing well-characterized and validated approaches such as marble burying and nestlet shredding, compulsive-like behaviors can be documented accurately in mice as models of human obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism spectrum disorder.
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Battery of Behavioral Tests Assessing General Locomotion, Muscular Strength, and Coordination in Mice
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2018
Behavioral testing is used in pre-clinical trials to assess the phenotypic effects of a disease or treatment on an animal's wellbeing. In order to globally assess motor functioning, we selected tests for general locomotion, muscular strength, and coordination: the open field test, the mesh test, and the rotarod test, respectively.
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Olfactory Behavioral Testing in the Adult Mouse
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2009
Fundamental, yet unique properties of the rodent olfactory system have led to its increasing study among biologists. A relatively simple assessment of its function is then also needed. Here we describe sensitive tests for the characterization of mouse olfactory sensitivity and preference.
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Investigating Migraine-Like Behavior Using Light Aversion in Mice
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2021
Rodents are not able to report migraine symptoms. Here, we describe a manageable test paradigm (light/dark and open field assays) to measure light aversion, one of the most common and bothersome symptoms in patients with migraines.
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Strategies for Assessing Autistic-Like Behaviors in Mice
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2024
Rodent models are valuable tools for studying core behaviors related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this article, we expound on two behavioral tests for modeling the core features of ASD in mice: self-grooming, which assesses repetitive behavior, and the three-chamber social interaction test, which documents social impairments.
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Controlled environments, defined stimuli, and specified tasks make behavioral observations more comparable across experimental conditions. Accounting for controls and testing conditions helps researchers determine whether differences in movement, exploration, learning, memory, anxiety-related behavior, or social interaction are associated with the factor under study rather than with uncontrolled variation. This strengthens links between behavior and nervous system function.
The environment, the stimulus presented, the task selected, and the way outcomes are quantified can all shape the observed response. A movement-based task may emphasize activity, whereas another design may assess learning, memory, or social interaction. Researchers therefore interpret each result in relation to its specific conditions instead of treating every behavioral change as evidence of the same neural process.
Behavioral readouts provide whole-animal outcomes that can be connected with genes, brain regions, and neural circuits. A measured change in exploration, memory, anxiety-related behavior, or social interaction can show that a biological manipulation has functional consequences, although the behavioral result serves as evidence for the connection rather than replacing investigation of the underlying cellular or neural mechanisms.
Researchers can compare behavioral outcomes after applying a drug or studying a disease model, then examine changes in movement, learning, memory, anxiety-related behavior, or social interaction. These measurements show whether the manipulation produces a detectable functional effect in the animal. The findings can connect altered nervous system function with broader behavioral consequences and support evaluation of candidate treatments.
A typical workflow establishes a controlled testing environment, places the mice in that setting, presents a defined stimulus or task, and records measurable responses. Researchers then quantify outcomes such as movement, exploration, learning, memory, anxiety-related behavior, or social interaction while accounting for controls and testing conditions. The resulting measurements are interpreted in relation to the experimental question.
This approach is useful when a study needs evidence that changes in genes, brain regions, neural circuits, drugs, or disease models affect behavior. It supports research on neurological and psychiatric disorders and helps evaluate candidate treatments. Because the measurements connect cellular mechanisms with whole-animal outcomes, they can add functional context to findings obtained at other levels of neuroscience.
Researchers can obtain quantified evidence about movement, exploration, learning, memory, anxiety-related behavior, and social interaction. The relevant outcome depends on the stimulus or task and the question being tested. These measurements can indicate whether nervous system function has changed and provide a behavioral endpoint for comparing controls, disease models, genetic effects, or drug-related responses.