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Behavioral Science

Rodent Tests for Stress and Behavior Research

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Stress, anxiety, and depression can have a neurological basis. That finding has made rodent models important in behavioral research. Scientists use these models to study the biological causes of these conditions and to help guide better treatments.

Researchers create rodent models with interventi...

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Behavioral conditions such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and even stress, negatively affect our quality of life, and therefore neuroscientists are actively trying to develop new therapies to alleviate them.

To do this, many researchers employ rodent models. Despite our size differences, humans and rodents ar...

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