maze

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Labyrinthine system, in which the ability of an animal (usually a rodent) to find a direct route from a starting point to a specific location is observed.
Note: Different mazes are available for psychological and neurotoxicity testing. Maze tests suitable for studying spatial navigation, learning, memory, cognition, anxiety and other behaviours have been developed.
See also: Barnes maze, Biel water maze, radial arm maze, T-maze, water maze test
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 879 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: '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.11859 RIS BibTex EndNote
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