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Assessment of Cognitive and Sensorimotor Deficits

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The behavioral tests described in this chapter provide a relatively comprehensive characterization of cognitive and/or sensorimotor deficits in various rodent models of human neuropathology. Sensorimotor coordination (and unilateral deficits), general activity levels, anxiety and depression-like behaviors, basic associative learning, relational learning, short-term memory, long-term memory, and problem-solving strategy are among the domains that can be assessed with the data collected. After initial characterization of the model, a subset of the tests may provide a more efficient battery for therapeutic studies using that model.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA

    Richard E. Hartman

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  1. School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Terrace St. 3500, Pittsburgh, 15213, Pennsylvania, USA

    Jun Chen

  2. School of Medicine, Stark Neurosciences Res. Inst., Indiana University, W. Walnut St. 950, Indianapolis, 46202, Indiana, USA

    Xiao-Ming Xu

  3. School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Indiana University, Barnhill Dr. 635, Indianapolis, 46202, Indiana, USA

    Zao C. Xu

  4. School of Medicine, Dept. Neurosurgery, Loma Linda University, Anderson St. 11234, Loma Linda, 92354, California, USA

    John H. Zhang

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Hartman, R.E. (2012). Assessment of Cognitive and Sensorimotor Deficits. In: Chen, J., Xu, XM., Xu, Z., Zhang, J. (eds) Animal Models of Acute Neurological Injuries II. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-576-3_15

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