Behavioral Tests for Assessment of Anxio-Depressive Behavior, Social 
                                                              Interaction & Home Cage Activity Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                    Home Cage Activity Monitoring
                                                                                EthoVision 
                                                                            Video Tracking Software
                                                                                XT 16
                           Open Field Test       Ethovision XT is the most widely applied video tracking software 
                                         that tracks and analyzes the behavior, movement and activity of any animal
                                                        Multiple Arena Module                      Social Interaction Module
                                                                                                                                                                   Noldus Phenotypers
                          Elevated Plus Maze
                                                          Automated Behavior                                                                              Laboras Behavior Recognition System
                                                          Recognition Module                           External Data Module
                         Elevated Zero Maze
                                                        Image Courtesy  www.noldus.com  ;   www.inscopix.com ;    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30087590/
                                                                                                                                                            Digital Ventilated Cages (Tecniplast)
                       Light-Dark Interaction Test
                                                        Hole Board Test     Automated Forced Swim Test           3-Chamber Social Interaction
                                                                                                                                                               Voluntary Running Wheel Cages
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                              Behavioral Tests for Assessment of Learning & Memory/ Cognitive Behavior
                                           Morris Water Maze
                                                                                                                                                      Video Freeze Software
                                                                                                                                Fear Conditioning (Contexual/Cued)
                      Radial Arm Water Maze           8 Arm Radial Maze            Barnes Maze
                                                                                                                                                    Freeze Frame Software
                                                                                                                                  Fear Conditioning (Contexual/Cued)
                      Novel Object Recognition
                                                             Y- Maze                T- Maze
                                                                                                                                          Mouse Touchscreen Chambers
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                                              Behavioral Tests for Assessment of Motor Function & Analgesia
                                      Rotarod
                                                                                                                                     Cold/Hot Plate Test                 Dynamic Weight Bearing
                                                                                      Catwalk
                           Foot Misplacement Apparatus
                                                                             Beam Walking Test                           Grip Strength Apparatus                             Treadmill
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                 Behavioral Tests for Assessment of Reward/Addiction, Acoustic Startle 
                               Response & Passive Avoidance Behavior
                                               3-Compartment Conditioned Place Preference
                    Spatial Place Preference
                                                                        Operant Conditioning Chambers
                        Acoustic Startle Response
                                                                 Shuttle Box/Passive Avoidance
                       Acoustic Startle Response
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                              How the Behavioral Core Operates
             Equipment, Software, Computers, Hardware maintained for your lab’s use.
                 Fees charged for usage
                 NOT running rodent behavior tasks for your lab (fee for service)
             Dr. Chakraborti, Managing Director, achakraborti@uabmc.edu  provides…
                 Day-to-day management/operations assistance
                 Consultation in experimental design & approach
                 Training in use of equipment and software
                 Consultation and training in analysis & interpretation
             Dr. Powell, Faculty Director, craigpow@uab.edu provides…
                 Letters of support for grant applications
                 Collaborations as needed/desired
                 Oversight of operations/budget/billing
             Vicki Hixon, Administrator, vhixon@uab.edu provides…
                 Qreserve account sign-ups
                 Billing
                 Website maintenance
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