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A Complex Diving-For-Food Task to Investigate Social Organization and Interactions in Rats

Article DOI: 10.3791/61763-v • 10:29 min • May 8th, 2021
May 8th, 2021 •
*1, *2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2
1Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 2Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 3Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, 4Department of Neurosurgery, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
* These authors contributed equally

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This protocol describes a method of examining social hierarchy in a rat model. Rats perform a complex diving-for-food task in which they form a distinct hierarchy according to their willingness to dive underwater and swim to obtain a food pellet. This method is used to understand decision making and social relationships among highly social animals in small groups.

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Social Organization Interactions Rats Diving-for-food Task Hierarchy Decision-making Social Relationships Sprague Dawley Rats Experimental Groups Control Group Depression Induction Antidepressant Drugs Stressors Cross Preference Tests
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