Neck electromyography is an effective measure of fear behavior

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 355-360

  Steenland, Hendrik W ^a   Zhuo, Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electroencephalogram; Electromyogram; Fear; Freezing; Neck; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAMERA; DARKNESS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROLOGY; FEAR; LIGHT; MOUSE; NECK; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEAR; HEAD MOVEMENTS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 58149490947     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2008.10.020     Document Type: Article

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