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An Automated T-maze Based Apparatus and Protocol for Analyzing Delay- and Effort-based Decision Making in Free Moving Rodents
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An Automated T-maze Based Apparatus and Protocol for Analyzing Delay- and Effort-based Decision Making in Free Moving Rodents

An Automated T-maze Based Apparatus and Protocol for Analyzing Delay- and Effort-based Decision Making in Free Moving Rodents

DOI:
10.3791/57895-v

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07:42 min

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August 02, 2018

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1Laboratory of Behavioral Genetics, Center for Brain Science,RIKEN, 2Faculty of Human Science,University of Tsukuba

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  • 00:04Title
  • 01:05Animal Habituation to Maze
  • 02:04Forced Arm and Free Arm Entry
  • 03:46Delay-based Decision-making Tests and Analysis
  • 05:21Representative Results: Effect of Medial Habenular Ablation on Delay-based and Effort-based Decision-making
  • 06:17Conclusion

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This article introduces an automated T-maze apparatus that we invented, and a protocol based on this apparatus for analyzing delay-based decision making and effort-based decision making in free moving rodents.

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T-mazeAutomated ApparatusDecision-makingDelay-basedEffort-basedRodentsHabituationForced Arm EntryFood DeliveryDoor ManagementArm Choice Recording

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