Table 1.
The behavioral phenotypes that were assessed from the MCSF maze (first column). Each phenotype analysis included specific behavioral measures obtained from the scoring with Observer XT and analyzed as described in the text.
Behavioral Phenotype | Measures Comprising Behavioral Phenotypes | ||||||
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Total Entries | Frequency of TotCorr entries | Frequency of hurdle entries | Frequency of DCR entries | Frequency of Slope entries | Frequency of Bridge entries | Frequency of center circle entries | Frequency of center entries |
Exploratory Behavior | Duration of hurdle visits | Hurdle duration per visit | Number of photocell counts | Latency to initial slope visit | Latency to initial hurdle visit | Center Duration per visit | |
Risk Assessment | Latency to leave center arena | Slope duration per visit | (Latency to initial bridge visit)- (Latency to initial slope visit) | ||||
Risk-taking havior Be | Duration of bridge visits | Bridge duration per visit | Duration of center circle visits | Center circle duration per visit | |||
Shelter Seeking | Frequency of dark corner room | Duration of dark corner room | Duration per visit of dark corner room | Latency to initial DCR visit |