Spontaneous maze ambulation in two mouse strains.
A simple device is described, which permits us to quantify several parameters of spontaneous behaviour of small animals. Using this device with mice we obtained statistically satisfactory results, showing a strong genetic influence on the behavioural characteristics tested.
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D009043:Motor Activity; D011603:Psychophysiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012107:Research Design; D013997:Time Factors