Table 4.

Open field test: results of statistical analyses for effects on locomotor activity

Metric	Parameter	n/group	Test statistic	df	p value
Intact animals
		One-way RMANOVA (F)
Linear speed	Stimulation pattern	See Table 1	1.60	8,42.7	0.15
Pauses per second	Stimulation pattern		1.58	8,42.6	0.16
Pause length	Stimulation pattern		1.01	8,45.2	0.44
6-OHDA-lesioned animals
		Unpaired t test (t)
Linear speed	6-OHDA toxin effect	5 vs 9	0.36	6.5	0.73
Pauses per second	6-OHDA toxin effect		–1.75	11.4	0.11
Pause length	6-OHDA toxin effect		–1.49	9.9	0.17
		Paired t test (t)
Linear speed	130-Hz stim after lesion	5/group	0.67	4	0.54
Pauses per second	130-Hz stim after lesion		–1.47	4	0.22
Pause length	130-Hz stim after lesion		1.19	4	0.30