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Experimental Protocols: Environmental Enrichment
January 21, 2016
When it comes to animal behavior research, scientists understand that the highest level of animal care is not only an ethical mandate but also a necessary…
Differences in Stress Response in the Morris Water Maze and the Barnes Maze
September 30, 2015
Last time on the Maze Engineers blog we covered sex differences in performance on the forced swim trial. Today’s special will also involve water-based tasks,…
Forced Swim Test in Mice: Studying Anxiety Across Genders
September 23, 2015
In today’s installment of the Maze Engineers blog, we’ll be exploring more sex differences in maze studies. This time, we’ll be looking at the Forced Swim Test…
Morris Water Maze vs. Barnes Maze
May 4, 2014
In recent years there have been trends in the usage of the Morris water maze and the Barnes maze, as they have different strengths yet both assess navigation…
T Mazes vs. Y Mazes
May 4, 2014
At MazeEngineers, we get a lot of questions regarding the difference between two similar tests: The T maze and the Y maze. There are many similarities, but we…
