Automated Home Cage Based LightSpot Test
The proprietary LightSpot Test is a one-night anxiety test that measures the rodent’s response to an anxiogenic stimulus in an automated home-cage. A light spot is switched on during the dark phase of the mouse, which induces anxiety-like behaviour. This can be observed as avoidance behaviour, such as hiding in the shelter compartment.
During the light spot test, a light is switched on during the dark phase of the mouse, inducing anxiety-like behaviour.
During the light spot test, a light is switched on during the dark phase of the mouse, inducing anxiety-like behaviour.
When a bright LightSpot was switched on during the dark phase in the PhenoTyper cage, control treated C57BL/6 mice spent less time outside of the shelter. This anxiety phenotype could be reversed with the golden-standard anxiolytic drug diazepam.
Most commonly used in combination with:
- Screening of anxiolytic compounds in WT mice
- Altered anxiety in disease models
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