Anxiety disorders are more prevalent in women than in men. In women the menstrual cycle
introduces another variable; indeed, some conditions eg, premenstrual syndrome, are …

First reported in Dec 2019, the on-going COVID-19 pandemic has become a public health
emergency of international concern (PHEIC). The isolation and quarantine during the …

The elevated plus maze test is used to measure anxiety-like behavior in rodents. It can be
used to gain insight into conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other …

The validity of widely used rodent behavioural tests of anxiety has been questioned, as they
often fail to produce consistent results across independent replicate studies. In this study, we …

Measuring Behaviour is the established go-to text for anyone interested in scientific methods
for studying the behaviour of animals or humans. It is widely used by students, teachers and …

An animal model of human behavior represents a complex of cognitive and/or emotional
processess, which are translated from animals to humans. A behavioral test is developed …

Neurological complications affecting the central nervous system have been reported in adult
patients infected by Zika virus (ZIKV) but the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Here …

Increasing evidence from animal and human studies suggests that inflammation may be
involved in mood disorders. Sickness behavior and emotional changes induced by …

The elevated plus maze (EPM) and elevated zero maze (EZM) are behavioral tests that are
widely employed to assess anxiety-like behaviors in rats and mice following experimental …

Behavioral phenotyping has been gaining prominence due to the increased use of
transgenic animal models of neurological disorders. Repeated testing in the same cohort of …