Table 2.

Measures of exploration of α 7- nAChRWT and KO mice as assessed in the BPM

Factor	Measure	Time Bin (min)	Mean
Activity	Transitions	0–20	WT = 506.3 ± 9.1
			KO = 486.4 ± 9.3
		20–40	WT = 366.9 ± 7.5
			KO = 374.1 ± 10
		40–60	WT = 307.3 ± 8.1
			KO = 277,5 ± 6.5
	Center entries	0–20	WT = 59.17 ± 1.7
			KO = 55.57 ± 1.6
		20–40	WT = 38.83 ± 1.2
			KO = 44.14 ± 1.6
		40–60	WT = 32.75 ± 1.4
			KO = 34.00 ± 1.2
Specific exploration	Total holepoking	0–20	WT = 65.33 ± 1.2
			KO = 65.86 ± 1.8
		20–40	WT = 67.00 ± 1.7
			KO = 69.50 ± 1.7
		40–60	WT = 74.42 ± 2.7
			KO = 59.93 ± 1.6
	Varied holekeeping	0–20	WT = 7.8 ± 0.6
			KO = 11.8 ± 0.9*
		20–40	WT = 9.4 ± 0.8
			KO = 11.1 ± 1.1
		40–60	WT = 11.1 ± 1.1
			KO = 9.1 ± 0.8
	Rearing	0–20	WT = 87.92 ± 2.9
			KO = 84.42 ± 1.7
		20–40	WT = 97.75 ± 3.8
			KO = 81.50 ± 2.1
		40–60	WT = 79.17 ± 3.0
			KO = 71.07 ± 2.1
Locomotor patterns	Temporal CV	0–20	WT = 1.166 ± 0.012
			KO = 1.245 ± 0.023
		20–40	WT = 1.377 ± 0.017
			KO = 1.372 ± 0.024
		40–60	WT = 1.496 ± 0.035
			KO = 1.687 ± 0.044
	Spatial CV	0–20	WT =1.024 ± 0.007
			KO = 1.017 ± 0.007
		20–40	WT = 1.106 ± 0.010
			KO = 1.087 ± 0.008
		40–60	WT = 1.094 ± 0.010
			KO = 1.089 ± 0.011

^*P < 0.05 when compared to WT mice.