Table 3.
Behavioral measurements during context re-exposure after social defeat (12th day).
| Experimental groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intact (n = 7) | LHAjd lesion (n = 5) | Sham lesion (n = 5) | Statistics (F(2,14), p) | |
| Spatiotemporal measurements | ||||
| Home cage | 98.1 ± 29.7 | 101.0 ± 19.9 | 114.8 ± 47.8 | 0.06, 0.93 |
| Corridor | 154.9 ± 29.1 | 94.4 ± 15.6 | 107.8 ± 32.8 | 1.08, 0.364 |
| Resident cage | 47.0 ± 25.7 | 104.8 ± 29.9 | 77.6 ± 20.7 | 1.6, 0.234 |
| Behavioral items | ||||
| Risk assessment | 180.9 ± 7.7 | 81.0 ± 8.9* | 182.0 ± 38.3 | 10.16, 0.0018 |
| Exploration | 107.3 ± 10.4 | 207.4 ± 7.0 | 111.2 ± 36.2 | 3.915, 0.044 |
| Rearing | 0.6 ± 0.3 | 1.8 ± 0.8 | 1.2 ± 0.4 | 1.02, 0.382 |
| Grooming | 9.9 ± 4.4 | 9.6 ± 5.1 | 4.6 ± 2.0 | 0.40, 0.677 |
Behavioral measurements during encounter (11th day). Values are mean ± SEM of the time in seconds during a 5-min observation period. *Differs significantly from sham-lesioned and intact control groups (p < 0.01, Tukey HSD test).