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Social Interaction test
The social interaction test by pairs provides a popular and standard paradigm to study general social behavior.
Vogel test
The Vogel test paradigm is a popular conflict model in which water-deprived rats and mice first learn to lick from a water spout in an operant chamber.
Four plate test (Aron test)
The four plate test in mice has been described by Aron et al. (1971) and Boissier et al. (1968) as a method for the rapid screening of minor tranquilizers.
Holeboard test
The holeboard test is mainly used for assessing exploratory behaviors in rodents.
Black and white box test
The Black and white test (also named light-dark test) is based on the conflict of natural tendencies of rodents to avoid lighted and open areas and to explore novel environments.
Elevated zero maze test
The elevated-O-maze is a modification of the plus-maze and displays the advantage of lacking the ambiguous central area of the elevated plus-maze.
Elevated-plus maze test
The standard elevated plus-maze test is commonly used to assess anxiety-like behavior in laboratory animals (rats/mice).
Open-field test for anxiety
The open field test is classically used to assess anxiety in rodent.
2-temperatures choice nociception test
The 2-temperatures choice nociception test (thermal place preference) paradigm allows working on unrestrained animals let free to choose between two compartments with different temperature.
Weight bearing test
The weight bearing test represents an unsurpassed method for assessing spontaneous pain and postural deficits in laboratory animals.
