Battery of Behavioral Tests Assessing General Locomotion, Muscular Strength, and Coordination in Mice

The overall goal of this battery of behavioral testing is to observe the general locomotion, muscular strength, and coordination in mice. These methods can help answer key questions about the implementation of different treatments in multiple preclinical trials, such as the benefit of treatment outcomes on motility in mice. The main advantage of this technique is that multiple facets and dimensions of movement are measured and assessed by this battery of behavioral testing.

Demonstrating the procedure will be Meera, a master student in our lab. Begin by turning on the open field test program, and connecting the computer to the camera or open field box. Start the selective SmartWare software in the Open Field icon.