SYMPOSIUM
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Behavioral
phenotyping in rodents: fundamental issues
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Oral presentations
Wednesday, August 28, 09:00-14:50, Aula
Chair: F. Sluyter (London, U.K.)
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09:00
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F. Sluyter (London,
U.K). Introduction
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09:05
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H. Würbel
(Zürich, Switzerland). Housing
matters: implications of developmental plasticity for behavioral phenotyping.
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09:35
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K.J. Buck (Portland,
OR, U.S.A.). Mapping murine loci
for physical dependence on ethanol.
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10:05
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D.P. Wolfer (Zürich,
Switzerland). Exploiting video-tracking
data to dissect water maze learning and strategy choice in mutant mice.
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10:35
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Coffee break
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11:00
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I. Golani, D. Lipkind,
N. Kafkafi and G.I. Elmer (Tel Aviv, Israel). Phenotyping
mouse locomotor behavior in ten strains and across three laboratories
using SEE (Strategy for the Exploration of Exploration).
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11:30
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Y. Benjamini, G.I.
Elmer, N. Kafkafi and A. Sakov (Tel Aviv, Israel). Replicability
issues in the analysis of open field behavior of inbred mouse strains
over three laboratories.
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11:50
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R. Gerlai, T. Fitch,
S. Chaney and B. Adams (Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.). Fear
conditioning: automated detection of immobility, and the need to do more!
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12:10
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T. Roach, C.H.
Volmar, R. Crescentini, A. DelleDonne, F.C. Crawford and M.J. Mullan (Tampa,
FL, U.S.A.). Nesting behavior as
a phenotypic tool in APP transgenic mice.
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12:30 |
Lunch
break (lunch starts at 13:00) |
14:00 |
L
McIlwain, M.Y. Merriweather and R.E. Paylor (Seattle, WA, U.S.A.).
Effects of test experience in a mouse
behavioral test battery. |
14:30
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R.E. Brown, A.
Pickering, M. Williamson, K. Luedemann and C. Hawken (Halifax, Canada).
Evaluating three versions of the Barnes
maze for mice: some problems in developing a test of spatial learning.
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Poster presentations
and demonstrations
Thursday, August 29, 14:00-17:30
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1.1. |
S. Reinecke, E.
Shanina, T. Schallert and O.W. Witte (Jena, Germany). Influence
of sequential photothrombotic cortical lesions on forelimb use in rats.
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1.2. |
X. Codony, A. Fisas,
M. Jané, A.J. Farré and X. Guitart (Barcelona, Spain).
Anxiolytic activity of E-5842, a potential
atypical antipsychotic, in the isolation-induced ultrasonic vocalizations
of rat pups.
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1.3. |
P.
Nedergaard (Copenhagen, Denmark). Do
female rats actually like sex? |
1.4. |
E. Binder, A. Roedel, F. Holsboer and F. Ohl (Munich, Germany).
The modified hole board as a large-scale
screen for cognitive alterations. |
1.5. |
S.
Arndt, D. Surjo and F.J. van der Staay (Köln, Germany). The
"mouse fitness centre": motor function analysis as part of the
general health assessment for mice. |
1.6. |
G.
Peraus (Munich, Germany). Complex
neurological and behavioral characterization of ENU mouse mutants. |
1.7. |
D. Surjo, S.S. Arndt, F.J. van der Staay, U. Baumann and O. Huettmann (Köln,
Germany). The "mouse activity
centre": a new method for analysing spontaneous and running wheel activity
in mice. |
1.8. |
F.
Magara, E. Welker, D.P. Wolfer and H.-P. Lipp (Lausanne, Switzerland).
Regional cerebral 2-deoxyglucose uptake
during open-field exposure in mice: metabolic patterns of habituation and
exploratory activity. |
1.9. |
J.P. Johansson
and M.L. Carlsson (Göteborg, Sweden). Measuring
social interactions in colour-marked rats adapted to a reversed daylight
cycle: ultraviolet lighting and fluorescent markers help avoid problems
with colour distinction in dim light.
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1.10. |
M.
Nilsson, K. Rydén Markinhuhta and M.L. Carlsson (Göteborg,
Sweden). Assessing cognition-enhancing
properties of antipsychotic agents by movement pattern analysis in mice. |
1.11. |
T.J.
Zarcone and S.C. Fowler (Lawrence, KS, U.S.A.). Quantifying
locomotion and paw slips in a grid actometer/ataxia meter chamber. |
1.12. |
A.B.
Cherepov, A.O. Lukashev, I.A. Novosyolov, K.S. Rayevsky and K.V. Anokhin
(Moscow, Russian Federation). Relationships
between novelty- versus d-amphetamine-induced behavior and brain c-fos expression
in two inbred mouse strains: a functional systems analysis. |
1.13. |
C.
Niciporciukas and L.C. Sa-Rocha (Sao Paulo, Brazil). Risk
assessment behavior of rats in the elevated plus maze: methodological aspects
and effects of typical and novel drugs. |
1.14. |
R.
Houston, F. de Lange, J.M. Dieleman and C.J. Kalkman (Utrecht, The Netherlands).
Long-term neurocognitive deficit, cardiopulmonary
bypass and microsphere injection in the rat. |
1.15. |
H.-P.
Lipp, D.P. Wolfer, G. Dell'omo and A.L. Vyssotski (Zürich, Switzerland).
Transponder-based in-cage learning and
activity monitoring system for 8-16 mice per cage: INTELLICAGE and TRAFFICAGE
for high-throughput screening. |
1.16. |
H.
P. Lipp, G. Dell'omo and A.L. Vyssotski (Zürich, Switzerland).
New tools for ecological and orientation
research: E-NEST and MICRO-GPS pathlogger. |
1.17. |
I.
Ermakova (Moscow, Russian Federation). Algorithmic
analysis of rat behavior in a radial water maze. |
1.18. |
R. Brown, S. Kehoe and S. Turner (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada).
Analysis of rodent ultrasonic vocalizations
using the TDT System II. |
1.19. |
D.
de Ridder (Delft, The Netherlands). Principal
components and curves for describing rodent behavior. |
1.20. |
B.
Bert (Berlin, Germany). Phenotypic
characterization of transgenic mice: choosing the right test battery. |
1.21. |
S.
Köks (Tartu, Estonia). Cat
odour exposure increases the expression of wolframin gene in the amygdaloid
area of rat. |
1.22
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K. Rünkorg,
S. Kõks and E. Vasar (Tartu, Estonia). Behavior
of CCK-B knockout mice in place conditioning tests.
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