Table I.

Exploratory Behaviors Measured by the BPM. (Young et al., 2015)

Dimension	Variable	Description
Motor Activity	Counts Transitions Distance	Total number of distinct behaviors recorded Number of movements from one zone to another Total distance traveled in chamber (cm)
Specific Exploration	Pokes Rears	Total number of nosepokes in any of the 11 holes Total number of times a rat, on its hind limbs, reared into the air or against the walls
Locomotor Pattern	Spatial d (Fig. Ic)	The hierarchical and geometric organization of behavior: values approaching 1 indicate linear movement, values