Age of mice	Tests
6–7 weeks	Elevated plus maze test for anxiety-like behavior.
7–8 weeks	Activity in an open field. Accelerating rotarod (2 tests, 48 hours apart).
8–9 weeks	Three-chamber social approach test. Activity in an open field (re-test).
9–10 weeks	Marble-burying assay.
10–11 weeks	Acoustic startle test. Buried food test for olfactory ability.
11–12 weeks	Visual cue test in the Morris water maze.
12–14 weeks	Hidden platform test for spatial learning.
14–16 weeks	Reversal learning in the Morris water maze.
16–17 weeks	Second acoustic startle test. Hotplate test for thermal sensitivity.