Refinement of IntelliCage protocols for complex cognitive tasks through replacement of drinking restrictions by incentive-disincentive paradigms

Refinement of IntelliCage protocols for complex cognitive tasks through replacement of drinking restrictions by incentive-disincentive paradigms

The IntelliCage allows automated testing of cognitive abilities of mice in a social home cage environment without handling by human experimenters. Restricted water access in combination with protocols in which only correct responses give access to water is a reliable learning motivator for hippocamp...

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Main Authors: Xueqian Ma, Beatrice Schildknecht, Adrian C. Steiner, Irmgard Amrein, Martina Nigri, Giulia Bramati, David P. Wolfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
home cage monitoring
incentive learning
disincentive learning
appetitive learning
aversive learning
animal welfare
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1232546/full

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