Table 1.
Subject assignment and experimental design.
------Experimental Condition------ | ----------------Experimental Phase--------------- | ||||
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Behavioral | Pre-exposure | Training | Sac | Testing | |
In situ | Baseline | Context A/B | Home cage | x | |
Pre | Context A | Context A | x | ||
Alt-Pre | Context B | Context A | x | ||
Imm Shock | Handle | Context A | x | ||
No Shock | Handle | Context A | x | ||
Standard Context Fear | Handle | Cxt A 180s | x | ||
Behavior | Pre | Context A | Context A | Context A | |
Alt-Pre | Context B | Context A | Context A | ||
Imm Shock | Handle | Context A | Context A | ||
No Shock | Handle | Context A | Context A | ||
Standard Context Fear | Handle | Cxt A 180s | Context A |