Ultrasonic Vocalization Recording
Objective: Assessment of ultrasonic vocalization patterns in BTBR mice as part of autism phenotype characterization
This is a Ultrasonic Vocalization Recording protocol using mouse as the model organism. The procedure involves 1 procedural steps, 1 equipment items. Extracted from a 2009 paper published in Neuropsychopharmacology.
Model and subjects
mouse • BTBR T+tf/J (BTBR) and C57BL/6J (B6) • unknown • Not specified • Not specified
Study window
Estimated timing pending
Core workflow
Ultrasonic vocalization assessment
Primary readouts
- Ultrasonic vocalization patterns
- Communication deficits assessment
- Autism phenotype characterization
Key equipment and reagents
Verified items
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Ultrasonic vocalization assessment
Record and analyze ultrasonic vocalization patterns in BTBR mice to characterize autism-related communication deficits
Note: BTBR mice show unusual patterns of ultrasonic vocalization as a phenotype analogous to communication deficits in autism
View evidence from paper
“unusual patterns of ultrasonic vocalization, and high levels of repetitive self-grooming. These phenotypes offer straightforward behavioral assays”