This article presents a protocol that allows a non-invasive and automated assessment of fine motor performance, as well as adaptive and associative motor learning upon challenges, using a device called the Erasmus Ladder. Task difficulty can be titrated to detect motor impairment ranging from major to subtle degrees.
Staffa, A., Chatterjee, M., Diaz-Tahoces, A., Leroy, F., Perez-Otaño, I. Monitoring Fine and Associative Motor Learning in Mice Using the Erasmus Ladder. J. Vis. Exp. (202), e65958, doi:10.3791/65958 (2023).