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The Rodent Psychomotor Vigilance Test (rPVT): A Method for Assessing Neurobehavioral Performance in Rats and Mice
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JoVE Journal Behavior
The Rodent Psychomotor Vigilance Test (rPVT): A Method for Assessing Neurobehavioral Performance in Rats and Mice
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07:47 min

December 29, 2016

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  • 00:05Title
  • 00:46Pretraining
  • 03:07rPVT Training
  • 05:59Results: Healthy Adult Rat Performance in the rPVT
  • 07:08Conclusion

Summary

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A rat version of the human Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT) is described that measures aspects of attention similar to those measured with the human PVT, including aspects of human vigilance such as performance accuracy, motor speed, premature responding, and lapses in attention.

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