Figure 2.

Effect of septal mGluR5 knockdown on sociability and social novelty. (a) Behavior recorded during habituation and expressed as % time spent in the side compartments of the chamber. (b) Sociability, expressed as % time spent with the conspecific when compared with the toy mouse. (c) Preference for social novelty, expressed as % time spent with the novel when compared with the familiar mouse. Statistically significant differences: *P<0.05, versus corresponding control (toy mouse or novel mouse). Note: the schemes on the left illustrate the general design; however, during experiments the side was counterbalanced.