Behavioural brain researchAnimalsMaleMiceInbred C57BLClonazepam
Investigating panic-like defensive behaviors in mice using the beetle mania task.
Paloma Molina Hernandes, Jefferson Manoel do Nascimento-Silva, Monali Campos Buzzo, Gabriela Vitar Mendes Oliveira, Thelma Anderson Lovick, Rafael Carvalho Almada, Helio Zangrossi
Published: 202610.1016/j.bbr.2025.115969
Abstract
The beetle mania test (BMT) is a novel ethologically relevant behavioral test which measures the behavior of mice in an enclosed arena in the presence of an erratically moving robotic beetle. When the beetle approaches, the mouse may exhibit either p…
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