As well as being considered a reliable measurement instrument of animal anxiety-like
behavior, the elevated plus-maze (EPM) is also used as a post-hoc test to evaluate …

Epidemiological research has emphasized that adolescence is associated with some
temperamental and behavioral traits that are typical of this age and that might substantially …

The elevated plus maze is a widely used behavioral assay for rodents and it has been
validated to assess the anti-anxiety effects of pharmacological agents and steroid hormones …

There has been an increased focus on the neurological sequelae of repetitive mild traumatic
brain injury (TBI), particularly neurodegenerative syndromes, such as chronic traumatic …

The science of genetics is undergoing a paradigm shift. Recent discoveries, including the
activity of retrotransposons, the extent of copy number variations, somatic and chromosomal …

A single prior undrugged exposure to the elevated plus-maze has been reported to reduce
open arm activity on retest and to attenuate/abolish the anxiolytic response to …

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 …

Behavioral, endocrinological, and pharmacological data suggest that the emotional
response of rodents to the elevated plus-maze alters as a function of prior test experience. In …

The overall goal of this study is to describe the methodology of the elevated plus maze
(EPM) test in combination with a video tracking software. The purpose of the method is to …

Activity-based anorexia (ABA) is a widely used animal model for identifying the biological
basis of excessive exercise and starvation, 2 hallmarks of anorexia nervosa (AN). Anxiety is …