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. 2019 Aug;73(4):222–227. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2019.73.222-227

Table 2. Preferences of the participants regarding the test/assay utilized in the behavior sciences research areas.

Variable Number N=70 Percentage
Which test/assay do you prefer to conduct in co-ordination research area?
Gait analysis 10 15.7
RotaRod 9 12.9
Vertical Pole test 7 10
Not interested 44 62.9
Which test/assay do you prefer to conduct in memory and learning research area?
Morris water Maze 19 27.1
Object-Recognition test 13 18.6
Passive/Active Avoidance test 6 8.6
Barnes Maze 5 7.1
Radial Maze 4 5.7
Object-Location test 1 1.4
Not interested 22 31.4
Which test/assay do you prefer to conduct in sensation research area?
Hot/Cold assay 24 34.3
Tail Flick assay 11 15.7
Not interested 35 50
Which test/assay do you prefer to conduct in depression research area?
Forced swimming test 15 21.4
Tail suspension 9 12.9
Others 17 24.2
Not interested 29 41.4
Which test/assay do you prefer to use in ischemia research area?
Animal model of Cerebral Palsy (CP) 18 25.7
Animal model of Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion (MCAO) / In Vivo 1 1.4
Brain sections in Oxygen Glucose Deprivation (OGD) Model / Ex vivo 4 5.7
Not interested 47 67.1