[Selected problems of behavioral tests].

Abstract

Changes in experimental animals' behavior as well as humans' behavior reflect even mild alterations in function of central nervous system. In order to detect those changes variety of tests' batteries were developed. With help of such unified tests it is possible to determine and differentiate individual behavioral parameters and establish their relation to specific CNS alterations. Behavioral tests results from animal studies thereafter can be linked to certain type of behavioral changes in humans, because biochemical composites and reactions of the brain are significantly alike in all of mammals. The advantages of behavioral tests include its non-invasive methods of detection and possibility to determine changes of function even before there are any morphological or biochemical representations. The following work overviews specific aspects of behavioral testing, e.g., animals' preparation to the test, behavioral categories, possibility of tests' measurements and their limitations.