Computerized Assessment of Social Approach Behavior in Mouse
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Page, Damon T.; Kuti, Orsolya J.
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Altered sociability is a core feature of a variety of human neurological disorders, including autism. Social behaviors may be tested in animal models, such as mice, to study the biological basis of sociability and how this is altered in neurodevelopmental disorders. A quantifiable social behavior frequently used to assess sociability in the mouse is the tendency to approach and interact with an unfamiliar mouse. Here we present a novel computer-assisted method for scoring social approach behavior in mice using a three-chambered apparatus and freely available software. We find consistent results between data scored using the computer-assisted method and a human observer, making computerized assessment a reliable, low cost, high-throughput method for testing sociability.
Date issued
2009-11Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Picower Institute for Learning and MemoryJournal
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Frontiers Research Foundation
Citation
Page, Damon. “Computerized Assessment of Social Approach Behavior in Mouse.” Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 3 (2009): 1-7.
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1662-5153
1662-5153