ArticleBio-protocol2020
Protocol for Measuring Free (Low-stress) Exploration in Rats.
Article in Bio-protocol, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Divergent behavioral strategies in Wistar and Wistar-Kyoto rats in a naturalistic task reveal mood disorder phenotypes.iScience · 2026Article
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- Response to novelty induced by change in size and complexity of familiar objects in Lister-Hooded rats, a follow-up of 2019 study.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Can the Hole-Board Test Predict a Rat's Exploratory Behavior in a Free-Exploration Test?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Research on exploratory behavior plays a key part in behavioral science. Studying exploratory behavior of laboratory rodents may provide important data about many developmental and neurobiological processes occurring in animal ontogenesis. The proposed protocol for measuring the free (low-stress) exploration behavior in rats is straightforward, requires minimal resources and very little animal training. It can therefore be broadly applied to studying animal cognition, animal behavior in general, the aging processes, and several animal models of various phenomena.
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