Deciphering the Mysteries of Behavior with Viral Vectors
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Blog Post
...behavioral tests.
Forced swim test
The forced swim test has been used since the 1970s to test the efficacy...general considerations for performing behavioral tests, but now we’ll focus on how viral vectors have changed...locomotion, anxiety, and depression.
Locomotion tests
To study and quantify locomotion, scientists monitor...Such a behavior can be monitored in an open field test (Alpar et al., 2018).
Locomotion can also be used...therapeutic approach against drug addiction.
Anxiety tests
Rodents have a natural preference to stay in dark...neurons turns on overexpression of IL-1 beta. They tested the mice in a series of behavioral tasks. One of... of antidepressant treatment in rodents. In this test, an animal is placed into a tank of water with no...