Accelerating Rotarod
Objective: Measurement of motor function and motivation-based locomotor performance on an accelerating rotarod
This is a Accelerating Rotarod protocol using mouse as the model organism. The procedure involves 1 procedural steps, 1 equipment items. Extracted from a 2014 paper published in Journal of Neuroscience.
Model and subjects
mouse • Not specified in provided text • unknown • Not specified in provided text • Not specified in provided text
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Accelerating rotarod test
Primary readouts
- Motor function performance
- Motivation-based locomotor performance
- Rotarod performance in mice with dMHb lesions versus controls
Key equipment and reagents
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Accelerating rotarod test
Mice were tested on an accelerating rotarod to assess motor function and motivation-based locomotor performance
Note: This is a motivation-based locomotor behavior test. Mice with dMHb lesions showed poor performance on this task.
View evidence from paper
“Mice with dMHb lesions perform poorly in motivation-based locomotor behaviors, such as voluntary wheel running and the accelerating rotarod”