Anagnostaras, Stephan G. (2010) Automated assessment of Pavlovian conditioned freezing and shock reactivity in mice using the VideoFreeze system. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 4. ISSN 16625153
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Abstract
The Pavlovian conditioned freezing paradigm has become a prominent mouse and rat model of learning and memory, as well as of pathological fear. Due to its efficiency, reproducibility and well-defined neurobiology, the paradigm has become widely adopted in large-scale genetic and pharmacological screens. However, one major shortcoming of the use of freezing behavior has been that it has required the use of tedious hand scoring, or a variety of proprietary automated methods that are often poorly validated or difficult to obtain and implement. Here we report an extensive validation of the Video Freeze system in mice, a “turn-key” all-inclusive system for fear conditioning in small animals. Using digital video and near-infrared lighting, the system achieved outstanding performance in scoring both freezing and movement. Given the large-scale adoption of the conditioned freezing paradigm, we encourage similar validation of other automated systems for scoring freezing, or other behaviors.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Open Digi Academic > Biological Science |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email support@opendigiacademic.com |
Date Deposited: | 23 Mar 2023 07:01 |
Last Modified: | 24 May 2024 06:25 |
URI: | http://publications.journalstm.com/id/eprint/381 |