EquipmentEMOTIONS-MOOD

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The "emotions-mood" category includes behavioral tests that allow for the assessment of the level of anxiety or the thymic state (depression) of animals.
Devices available on the platform:

• Elevated cross-shaped maze: the cross maze is a test classically used to determine the anxiety level of animals.
  • Number of devices: 1
• Open field test: The open field test is one of the classic tests for measuring anxiety in rodents.
  • Number of devices: 4
• chiaroscuro test: just like the two previous tests, the chiaroscuro box test (photo) is a test widely used in the literature to assess the level of anxiety in animals.
  • Number of devices: 4
• Circular Maze: the circular maze is also an anxiety test.
  • Number of devices: 3
• Depression tests: contact the platform manager, Mr. Thomas Lorivel (lorivel@ipmc.cnrs.fr).