One of our areas of expertise is in the use of preclinical behavioral assays. Below are images of some behavioral tasks routinely conducted in our lab, as well as useful resources, video protocols, and links. For more information, please refer to the book links to the right, or contact: gouldlab@me.com
Startle/Prepulse Inhibition
Fear Conditioning
Learned Helplessness
Fear Conditioning
Passive/Active Avoidance
Operant Conditioning
Drug Discrimination
Rat Gambling Task
Social Interaction
Conditioned Place Preference
Elevated Plus Maze
Y Maze
Radial Arm Maze
T Maze
Morris Water Maze
Rotarod
Open Field Test
Social Defeat Stress
Ultrasonic Vocalizations
Novel Object Recognition
Homecage Monitoring
Female Urine Preference
Sucrose Preference
Novelty Supressed Feeding
Light Dark Box
Dominance Tube
Grooming Analysis