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Analyzing Spatial Learning and Prosocial Behavior in Mice Using the Barnes Maze and Damsel-in-Distress Paradigms

Article DOI: 10.3791/58008-v • 08:00 min • November 17th, 2018
November 17th, 2018 •
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1Department of Biology, Hampden-Sydney College, 2College of Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina, College of South Carolina

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This protocol measures spatial learning and memory using the Barnes maze. A novel Damsel-in-Distress paradigm is used to assess locomotor activity and prosocial behavior in mice.

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