Table 2.

Summary of the behavioral results in Shank3^Δ9 mice.

Behavior category	Assay	Result
Social behavior	Three-chamber social interaction (object vs. stranger 1)	Normal
Social novelty recognition	Three-chamber social interaction (stranger 1 vs. stranger 2)	Normal
Social communication	Separation-induced pup ultrasonic vocalization	Normal
Repetitive behavior	Seventy two-hour behavior monitoring	Normal except a small increase in rearing at the beginning of cage habituation
Locomotor activity	Seventy two-hour behavior monitoring	Normal
	Open field	Normal
Anxiety-like behavior	Open field	Normal
Spatial learning and memory	Morris water maze	Largely normal, except for a decrease in the number of platform crossing
Object recognition memory	Novel object recognition	Normal