FIGURE 5.

Activation of the aPVT-NAc circuit does not affect the anxiety level in mice. (A) Representative tracings of control and ChR2 mice performing the EPM test under the conditions of laser off (upper) or laser on (lower, blue shade). Open arms are horizontal in the panel. (B,C) Quantification of the number of entries into the open arms (B) and the time spent in the open arms (C) for control and ChR2 mice under the conditions of laser off or laser on. (D–G) Analysis of the number of entries into the light compartment (D), the latency of entering into the light compartment (E), the time spent in the light compartment (F), and the number of fecal boli produced (G) in the light–dark box test for control and ChR2 mice under the conditions of laser off or laser on. Data are mean ± SEM.