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. 2013 Feb 27;7:1–14. doi: 10.4137/EHI.S10346

Table S1.

Definition of social behavior in the social interaction test

Social behavior Definition and detected criteria
Proximity Two rats stay together, with their inter distance < 60 mm or <100 mm.
Approach The approaching rat moves towards the other rat, with the angle < 45° and at the speed > 30 mm/s and the other rat moves at the speed < 100 mm/s. They travels at least 30 mm and for 2.0 sec continuously, with the distance between the 2 rats to be < 200 mm.
Leave One rat leaves the other rat first, with the angle > 100° and at the speed > 30 mm/s. They travels at least 30 mm for 0.5 sec, with the distance between the 2 rats to be < 200 mm.
Social contact Two rats stay together, with their inter distance < 20 mm.
Active social contact Inter distance needs to be < 20 mm. One rat moves at the speed > 40 mm/s, with the ratio of the “movement” of the active rat vs. the passive rat to be greater than 2.0.
Passive social contact The “movement” of the passive rat in active social contact.
Follow One rat follows the other rat continuously at least for 0.5 sec, with the angle between their direction < 90°, the angle between the direction of the following rat and the line from him/her to the leaving rat < 30°, and the angle between the direction of the leaving rat and the line from him/her to the following rat > 100°. Their distance needs to be < 300 mm. Both rats need to move at least 5 mm, and the following rat needs to travel at least 30 mm.
Sniff The distance between the nose of the sniffing rat and the body of the other rat needs to be < 30 mm, and the rat sniffs continuously at least for 0.27 sec.
Mount Two-thirds of the head/body of 1 rat needs to ride on top of the other rat at least for 0.6s, with joint shape change of two rats.