Semi-Automated Training of Rat Ultrasonic Vocalizations

Rats produce ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) for conspecific communication. These USVs are valuable biomarkers for studying behavioral and mechanistic changes in a variety of diseases and disorders. Previous work has demonstrated operant conditioning can progressively increase the number of USVs pro...

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Main Authors: Aaron M. Johnson, Charles Lenell, Elizabeth Severa, Denis Michael Rudisch, Robert A. Morrison, Adrianna C. Shembel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.826550/full