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SUBMITTER: Kentrop J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7393525 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kentrop Jiska J Kalamari Aikaterini A Danesi Chiara Hinna CH Kentrop John J JJ van IJzendoorn Marinus H MH Bakermans-Kranenburg Marian J MJ Joëls Marian M van der Veen Rixt R
Developmental cognitive neuroscience 20200718
In this study, we aimed to develop a behavioral task that measures pro-social decision making in rats. A fully automated, operant pro-social two-choice task is introduced that quantifies pro-social preferences for a mutual food reward in a set-up with tightly controlled task contingencies. Pairs of same-sex adult Wistar rats were placed in an operant chamber divided into two compartments (one rat per compartment), separated by a transparent barrier with holes that allowed the rats to see, hear, ...[more]