|
Test |
Function
tested |
|
Open field test |
Locomotor activity,
anxiety and habituation |
|
Rotarod |
Motor coordination,
balance, ataxia |
|
Hindpaw footprint |
Motor coordination,
balance, ataxia |
|
Acoustic startle
and prepulse inhibition |
Test of hearing
as well as hippocampal function |
|
Morris water task
|
Spatial learning |
|
Acetic acid test,
formalin test, hot plate test, foot shock test, tail flick
test, tail pressure test |
Pain tolerance |
|
Contextual and cued
fear conditioning |
Memory skills, fear
levels |
|
Dark/light avoidance;
passive/active avoidance test; elevated maze (plus or zero) |
Anxiety |
|
Direct observation
or resident intruder tests – time taken to initiate
first attack |
Aggression |
|
Forced swim test
– increased time floating or not moving |
Indication of behavioral
despair. |
