Behavioral pharmacology
Methods
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Avoidance conditioning (active, e.g. shuttle-box; passive, e.g. step-down inhibitory avoidance)
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Operant (instrumental) conditioning
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Discrimination learning (auditory discrimination, e.g. shuttle-box go/no go procedure; brightness discrimination)
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Spatial learning (radial maze, Y-maze, hole board)
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Fear conditioning (e.g. conditioned freezing, context or cue dependent)
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Open field behavior (video technique, computer analysis)
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Locomotor activity (home cage, novel environment)
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Behavioral observations (e.g. grooming, rearing, etc.)
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Stereotaxic techniques (brain electrodes and cannulae, brain microinjection, lesion)
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EMG and EEG recording and analysis
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Sleep recording, sleep-wake pattern evaluation
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