22 Apr 14. An automated touch screen test battery measuring cognitive decline in mice: minimal experimenter intervention and no food restriction
Authors: Dalia Attalla, Katharina Stumpenhorst, York Winter Affiliation:Biology department, faculty of life sciences, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany Abstract: Existing rodents behavioural testing protocols that measure aspects of cognitive decline incorporate food deprivation and animal handling, which can induce stress, anxiety and impulsive behaviour, which in turn may affect...