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Effects of strain, sex, and illumination on open-field behavior of rats.
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The Open-Field Test: a critical review.
Roger Walsh,Robert A. Cummins +1 more
TL;DR: Over the w t 4 0 years Lhc open field bar ~ o l v e d a a commonly used tool for the rnmumcnt of animal behavior ~ a dtical look at the the authors of instrument, with regard to the development of a standard form for iu w.
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Tests for emotionality in rats and mice: a review.
TL;DR: Findings clearly failed to support the use of emotionality as a consistent constitutional trait, with unitary drive properties, in ‘novel environment’ tests (e.g. emergence tests, active avoidance learning).
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Modulation of anxiety circuits by serotonergic systems.
TL;DR: The possibility that the regulation of anxiety states and anxiety-related behavior by serotonergic systems is dependent on a specific, topographically organized mesolimbocorticalserotonergic system that originates in the mid-rostrocaudal and caudal parts of the dorsal raphe nucleus is explored.
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Roles of the Amygdala and Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis in Fear and Anxiety Measured with the Acoustic Startle Reflex
TL;DR: Experimental methods to measure both fear and anxiety using changes in the acoustic startle reflex, which is a natural, adaptive change in an organism elicited by a potentially threatening stimulus which prepares the organism to cope with the provocation.