Validation of a behavioral recording automated system in the elevated plus-maze test.

Abstract:

:The elevated plus-maze test has been widely used for screening of anxiolytic drugs and for exploring neurobiological bases of anxiety. In this study, we validated a new automated system that enables to record exploratory behavior in the elevated plus-maze test. This system, called cyberplus, consisted of ten pairs of photoelectric cells strategically located in several parts of the apparatus, and seemed to be sensitive to the position of the animal's forepaws, so it would yield scores in anxiety measurements and locomotor activity similar to those obtained by following the traditional procedure, that is, by analyzing videotapes by experienced observers. In order to assess this hypothesis, we exposed rats to the elevated plus-maze test and compared the scores obtained by cyberplus with the values recorded by two independent observers, conducting a correlational study with both kinds of recording procedures. The results obtained suggest the utility of cyberplus as a behavioral recording automated system in the elevated plus-maze test, making data collection and data analysis easier in exploring pharmacological and neurobiological bases of anxiety.

journal_name

Life Sci

journal_title

Life sciences

authors

Torres C,Escarabajal MD

doi

10.1016/s0024-3205(02)01476-5

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-03-01 00:00:00

pages

1751-62

issue

15

eissn

0024-3205

issn

1879-0631

pii

S0024-3205(02)01476-5

journal_volume

70

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