Computerized assessment of social approach behavior in mouse

Altered sociability is a core feature of a variety of human neurological disorders, including autism. Social behaviors may be tested in animal models, such as mice, to study the biological bases of sociability and how this is altered in neurodevelopmental disorders. An easily quantifiable social beh...

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Main Authors: Damon T Page, Orsolya J Kuti, Mriganka Sur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2009-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/neuro.08.048.2009/full