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Assessment of Mouse Judgment Bias through an Olfactory Digging Task
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Assessment of Mouse Judgment Bias through an Olfactory Digging Task

Assessment of Mouse Judgment Bias through an Olfactory Digging Task

DOI:
10.3791/63426-v

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12:10 min

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March 04, 2022

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1Department of Integrative Biology,University of Guelph, 2Institute of Cell Biology and Neurosciences,National Scientific and Technical Research Council-University of Buenos Aires, 3Laboratory of Experimental Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences,National University of La Plata, 4Department of Animal Biosciences,University of Guelph

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  • 00:04Introduction
  • 01:01Experimental Design
  • 03:01Experiment Preparation
  • 05:43Digging Training
  • 06:53Discrimination Training, Testing, and Data Analysis
  • 10:00Results: Novel Judgment Bias Assessment in Mouse
  • 11:30Conclusion

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This article provides a detailed description of a novel mouse judgment bias protocol. Evidence of this olfactory digging task's sensitivity to affective state is also demonstrated and its utility across diverse research fields is discussed.

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Keywords: Mouse Judgment Bias TaskOlfactory Digging TaskAffective StateMoodEmotionAnimal WelfareBehavioral TestScent-based Go-go Digging TaskFood RewardsDiscriminative Stimulus OdorAmbiguous OdorNon-aversive Handling

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