Evaluating Skilled Prehension in Mice Using an Auto-Trainer

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Evaluating Skilled Prehension in Mice Using an Auto-Trainer

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10.3791/59784-v

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00:05 min

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September 12, 2019

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Robert Hubbard, Jason Dunthorn, Richard J. O’Brien, Dan Tasch, Uri Tasch, Steven R. Zeiler

¹Department of Neurology,Johns Hopkins University, ²Step Analysis, LLC, ³Department of Neurology,Duke University

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00:04Title
00:52Reaching Motion Introduction
02:25Using the Auto-trainer
04:18Results: Representative Prehension Skill Acquisition Analyses
04:36Conclusion

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Method to assess the impact of training on motor skills is a useful tool. Unfortunately, most behavioral assessments can be labor intensive and/or expensive.We describe here a robotic method of assessing prehension (reach-to-grasp) skill in mice.

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