Table 1. Correlation matrix: Circadian locomotor parameters by behavior tests.
| Act. Box | EPM | FST | FC | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulatory Moves | Total Distance Travelled | Margin Distance | Center Time | % Open Arm Entries | Time in Open Arms (s) | Time in Closed Arms (s) | Center Time (s) | Latency to Immobility (s) | Immobility (s) | Swimming (s) | Climbing (s) | Dives | Latency to Freeze (s) | Freezing (s) | ||
| 12:12 LD | Total Dark Activity | .056 | .053 | -.165 | .260 | .011 | .249 | -.306 | .164 | -.163 | .301 | -.194 | -.306 | -.130 | -.004 | -.101 |
| % Activity in Light | .147 | -.273 | -.015 | -.242 | -.274 | -.309 | .332 | -.109 | .487** | -.362* | .229 | .341 | -.135 | -.035 | .116 | |
| Onset Variability | .087 | -.038 | .210 | -.228 | -.192 | -.372* | .115 | .415* | .422* | -.272 | .115 | .246 | .293 | -.276 | .138 | |
| Offset Variability | .087 | .059 | .177 | -.036 | .193 | .222 | -.182 | -.039 | .162 | -.050 | .108 | .032 | .119 | -.279 | .085 | |
| Phase Advance | Re-Entrain | .232 | -.136 | .454* | -.521** | -.461* | -.394* | .401* | -.098 | .334 | -.312 | .132 | .314 | -.131 | -.081 | -.178 |
| Constant Dark | Period in DD | .318 | -.466* | -.510** | .015 | .077 | -.030 | .006 | .045 | .021 | .038 | -.187 | -.023 | .039 | .029 | .187 |
| Activity: DD | .018 | -.137 | -.272 | .164 | -.088 | -.093 | .154 | -.133 | .044 | .172 | -.089 | -.172 | -.438* | .134 | .062 | |
| Constant Light | Period in LL | -.201 | -.095 | -.031 | .084 | -.008 | .079 | -.105 | .074 | -.112 | .245 | -.113 | -.269 | -.307 | .298 | -.197 |
| Activity: LL | .321 | -.315 | -.196 | -.063 | -.056 | -.031 | .174 | -.292 | .101 | -.004 | -.197 | .029 | -.193 | -.243 | .205 | |
Act. Box, activity box; EPM, elevated plus maze; FST, forced swim test; FC, fear conditioning.
*p <.05,
**p <.01