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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2014 Mar;14(1):388–406. doi: 10.3758/s13415-013-0204-4

Table 1. Effects of Isolation Rearing on Acoustic Startle.

Absolute startle and startle habituation did not differ significantly between isolates and socials. However, there was a trend towards less habituation in isolates compared to socials during at 54 weeks post-weaning (p = 0.072)

socially reared isolation-reared
startle 8 weeks post-weaning 269.69 ± 41.58 313.71 ± 45.54
54 weeks post-weaning 364.31 ± 66.66 335.51 ± 42.85
startle habituation 8 weeks post-weaning 66.19% ± 7.87% 51.34% ± 4.48%
54 weeks post-weaning 68.13% ± 5.58% 53.87% ± 5.59%

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM