Accelerating Rotarod
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Objective: Measurement of motor function and motivation-based locomotor performance on an accelerating rotarod
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Accelerating rotarod test
Mice were tested on an accelerating rotarod to assess motor function and motivation-based locomotor performance
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Note: This is a motivation-based locomotor behavior test. Mice with dMHb lesions showed poor performance on this task.
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“Mice with dMHb lesions perform poorly in motivation-based locomotor behaviors, such as voluntary wheel running and the accelerating rotarod”