Water Associated Zero Maze: A novel rat test for long term traumatic re-experiencing

Often, freezing and startle behaviors in the context of a previously experienced stress are taken as an indication of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-like symptoms in rats. However, PTSD is characterized by large individual variations of symptoms. In order to take into consideration the complex...

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Main Authors: Gilad eRitov, Gal eRichter-Levin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00001/full