Mathematical methods to model rodent behavior in the elevated plus-maze

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 141-148

  Arantes, Rafael ^a   Tejada, Julián ^a   Bosco, Geraldine G ^a   Morato, Silvio ^a   Roque, Antonio C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computer modeling of rodent behavior; Elevated plus maze; Factor analysis; Markov chain models; Mathematical modeling of rodent behavior; Rodent exploratory behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; MAZE TEST; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; RODENT;

COMPUTER MODELING OF RODENT BEHAVIOR; ELEVATED PLUS MAZE; FACTOR ANALYSIS; MARKOV CHAIN MODELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF RODENT BEHAVIOR; RODENT EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MATHEMATICS; MAZE LEARNING; MODELS, ANIMAL; RODENTIA;

EID: 84887614913     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2013.04.022     Document Type: Review

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