Behavioral task | Behavioral properties to assess | Ref. No. |
Battery 1: |
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Home cage activity | Spontaneous activity | [20] [21] |
Open field test | Locomotor activity, anxiety (induced by novelty) | [20] [21] |
Light-dark box test | Locomotor activity, anxiety (induced by brightness), conflict | [20] [21] |
Elevated plus maze test | Locomotor activity, anxiety (induced by height), conflict | [20] [21] |
Auditory startle response (and prepulse inhibition) | Hearing ability, auditory information processing | [20] |
Barnes maze test | Spatial memory | [22] |
Classical fear conditioning | Memory of fear event (both spatial and cued memory) | [20] [21] |
Battery 2: |
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Hole board test | Exploration (curiosity) | [23] |
Social interaction | Affiliative behavior | [24] |
Hot plate test | Pain sensation (central) | [25] |
Tail flick test | Pain sensation (peripheral) | [25] |
Forced swimming test | Behavioral despair (depression) | [21] |
Tail suspension test | Behavioral despair (depression) | [21] |
Battery 3: |
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Elevated zero maze test | Locomotor activity, anxiety (induced by height), conflict | [26] [29] |
Stair case test | Anxiety (induced by novelty), impulsiveness | [27] |
Marble burying test | Compulsiveness | [30] [31] |
Sucrose preference test | Behavioral despair (depression) | [28] |
Restraint stress test (blood glucose measurement) | Stress vulnerability | [32] |