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Recording Mouse Ultrasonic Vocalizations to Evaluate Social Communication
JoVE Journal
Behavior
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JoVE Journal Behavior
Recording Mouse Ultrasonic Vocalizations to Evaluate Social Communication

Recording Mouse Ultrasonic Vocalizations to Evaluate Social Communication

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June 05, 2016

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10:28 min
June 05, 2016

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Mouse ultrasonic vocalizations are used as proxies to model the genetic bases of vocal communication deficits in mouse models for neuropsychiatric disorders. The present protocol describes three experimental contexts that reliably elicit ultrasonic vocalizations from pups (throughout development) and adult mice (same-sex interactions, male-estrus female interactions).

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