Microstructural assessment of rodent behavior in the hole-board experimental assay

Proceedings of Measuring Behavior 2016 : 10th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research. International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research (10th : 2016 : Dublin, Ireland) Pub Date : 2010-08-24 DOI:10.1145/1931344.1931361

M. Casarrubea, F. Sorbera, A. Santangelo, G. Crescimanno

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The aim of the present methodological article was to assess whether a microstructure of hole-exploratory activity can be demonstrated in rats tested in the hole-board, an experimental assay widely used to study anxiety-related behaviors in rodents. Six never properly described hole-exploratory behavioral components were identified: active-dip, static-dip, rapid-dip, circular-sniff, point-sniff and central-sniff. Results, assessed by means of descriptive and multivariate approaches, reveal a complex microstructural organization of these behavioral elements. The hypothesis of an important role of the relationships between point-sniff and head dipping activities, in anxiety-related hole-exploratory behavior, is proposed. It is suggested that the microstructural analysis can evidence even subtle behavioral changes induced by manipulations of animal anxiety condition.

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孔板实验中啮齿动物行为的显微结构评价

这篇方法学文章的目的是评估在洞板中测试的大鼠是否能表现出洞探索活动的微观结构，洞板是一种广泛用于研究啮齿动物焦虑相关行为的实验方法。确定了六种从未正确描述过的探孔行为成分:主动探孔、静态探孔、快速探孔、循环探孔、点探孔和中心探孔。结果，通过描述性和多变量方法评估，揭示了这些行为元素的复杂微观结构组织。提出了在焦虑相关的洞穴探索行为中，点嗅和头浸活动之间的关系起重要作用的假设。提示微观结构分析可以证明操纵动物焦虑状态所引起的细微行为变化。

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