Ramme A, Zachow M, Habelt B, et al. Behavioral and brain functions : BBF 2025;21(1):20.
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| Setting | Value | Paper’s words |
|---|---|---|
| Water temperature |
| “For habituation, animals were placed in a glass cylinder (60 cm height, 24 cm diameter) filled with 23 ± 1 °C water” |
| Water depth |
| “For habituation, animals were placed in a glass cylinder (60 cm height, 24 cm diameter) filled with 23 ± 1 °C water to 30 cm height” “After 24 h, animals were tested in a water height of 40 cm” |
| Cylinder size |
| “For habituation, animals were placed in a glass cylinder (60 cm height, 24 cm diameter)” |
| Session duration |
| “For habituation, animals were placed in a glass cylinder (60 cm height, 24 cm diameter) filled with 23 ± 1 °C water to 30 cm height for 15 min individually” “After 24 h, animals were tested in a water height of 40 cm, and activity was recorded for 5 min” |
| Other settings in the paper | ||
| Animals were placed in a glass cylinder | For habituation individually | “For habituation, animals were placed in a glass cylinder (60 cm height, 24 cm diameter) filled with 23 ± 1 °C water to 30 cm height for 15 min individually” |
| Dried under a red-light source | Afterward SIL-6 red light lamp | “Afterward, animals were dried under a red-light source (SIL-6 red light lamp Beurer, Hans Dinslage GmbH, Germany)” |
| After 24 h, animals were tested | 24 h | “After 24 h, animals were tested” |
| Sequence | fixed sequence depicted in Fig. 1 | “Behavioral tests were performed in a fixed sequence depicted in Fig. 1” |
| Resting period between tests | a minimum of 24 h | “a minimum of 24 h resting period between tests” |
| Apparatus | ||
| Glass cylinder | “a glass cylinder (60 cm height, 24 cm diameter)” | |
| Red-light source | Beurer, Hans Dinslage GmbH, Germany, SIL-6 red light lamp | “dried under a red-light source (SIL-6 red light lamp Beurer, Hans Dinslage GmbH, Germany)” |
| EthoVision^® XT | Noldus Information Technology, Netherlands | “using the software EthoVision^® XT (Noldus Information Technology, Netherlands)” |
| Methods cited to other work | ||
| How immobility was scored in EthoVision; the criteria are not printed | [45, 46] | “The total time of immobility per animal was determined using the software EthoVision^® XT (Noldus Information Technology, Netherlands) [45, 46]” |
| Setting | Value | Paper’s words |
|---|---|---|
| Session duration |
| “Animals were allowed to explore for 30 min” |
| Other settings in the paper | ||
| Animals were placed | individually | “Animals were placed individually in a standard cage” |
| Bedding material | 5 cm | “bedding material filled up to 5 cm height” |
| Glass marbles | 9 | “9 clean, commercially available glass marbles” |
| Diameter | approx. 15 mm | “glass marbles (approx. 15 mm diameter)” |
| Glass marbles | evenly distributed on half of the cage´s surface | “glass marbles (approx. 15 mm diameter) were evenly distributed on half of the cage´s surface” |
| Food and water supply | without food and water supply | “explore for 30 min without food and water supply” |
| Buried marbles | at least 2/3 covered in bedding material | “the number of buried marbles that were at least 2/3 covered in bedding material was counted” |
| Sequence | fixed sequence depicted in Fig. 1 | “Behavioral tests were performed in a fixed sequence depicted in Fig. 1” |
| Resting period between tests | a minimum of 24 h | “a minimum of 24 h resting period between tests” |
| Apparatus | ||
| Standard cage | “placed individually in a standard cage containing bedding material” | |
| Bedding material | “a standard cage containing bedding material” | |
| Glass marbles | “9 clean, commercially available glass marbles (approx. 15 mm diameter)” | |