Barnes maze

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Circular platform equipped with some 20 equidistant holes near the outer rim, one of which is marked by visual cues and is an escape hole for a rodent that is placed near the middle of the platform and subjected to an adverse stimulus, e.g., bright light.
Notes:
  1. Measured parameters include latency to escape, path length, number of errors, and velocity.
  2. The test is used to evaluate cognitive deficits.
See also: maze
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 851 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'Barnes maze' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11632 RIS BibTex EndNote
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