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. 2021 Dec 9;14:779436. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.779436

TABLE 1.

Behavior measurements referring to evaluating grades of stereotypy.

Score Stereotypy
0 No stereotypy or normal activitya
1 Discontinuous circling behaviorb
Occasional head twitching
2 Occasionally vertical dyskinetic head and neck movements
Occasional sniffing, licking, and biting
3 Continuous circling behavior, increased body raising
Increased sniffing, repetitive grooming (such as paw-to-mouth movements)c
4 Increased lateral and vertical dyskinetic head and neck movements

aSuch as immobility (no visible movement of the animal).

bSuch as clockwise/counterclockwise circling, loosely circular path traced on the cage floor.

cSuch as head-down sniffing (nose in contact with the floor), grooming (self-cleaning with mouth or paws), and face washing (forepaws moving back and forth from the ears to the snout and mouth).