How 5 papers set up this test.
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Length, and width or diameter, of the beam
| Paper | Value | Paper’s words |
|---|---|---|
| Wen et al. 2024Mice |
| “An 80 cm-long beam is elevated 50 cm from the floor” “Two different beam diameters were used: 12 mm and 6 mm” |
| Drapeau et al. 2018Mice |
| “an elevated horizontal wood beam (100 cm long, 1 m above bedding)” “three different beams: 1 inch, ½ inch and ¼ inch diameter” |
| Xin et al. 2017Mice |
| “a 100-cm long, 10-mm thick beam” |
| Florez-Paz et al. 2016Mice |
| “Balance was tested on a 1 m long, 2 cm wide beam” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023Mice |
| “the first being with a width of 16 mm at the broadest and narrowing down to 12 mm” “the second with a width of 6 mm” “transverse the 0.6 cm beam” “compared to Wt+R+V at day 42” |
Height of the beam above the floor or padding
| Paper | Value | Paper’s words |
|---|---|---|
| Wen et al. 2024Mice |
| “An 80 cm-long beam is elevated 50 cm from the floor” |
| Drapeau et al. 2018Mice |
| “an elevated horizontal wood beam (100 cm long, 1 m above bedding)” |
| Xin et al. 2017Mice |
| “beam was placed at a height of 70 cm” |
| Florez-Paz et al. 2016Mice |
| “beam suspended on two poles 50 cm above a table top” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023Mice |
| “The test was conducted according to the protocol^105” |
How many trials an animal gets in one session or day
| Paper | Value | Paper’s words |
|---|---|---|
| Wen et al. 2024Mice |
| “Each animal was trained for two consecutive days to cross the beam three trials per beam width each day” “Each animal was tested for three trials per beam width with 5–10 min of rest between trials” |
| Drapeau et al. 2018Mice |
| “scored on four consecutive trials per beam” |
| Florez-Paz et al. 2016Mice |
| “each of which was repeated at least three times in each animal” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023Mice |
| “The test was conducted according to the protocol^105” |
Not in the Methods of Xin et al. 2017.
Settings outside the list above, named as each paper names them.
| Paper | Setting and value | Paper’s words |
|---|---|---|
| Xin et al. 2017Mice | Acclimate to the goal box, training 10 min | “During training, the mouse was allowed to acclimate to the goal box for 10 min.” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023Mice | All tests were performed between 10:00 and 16:00 in the lights-on cycle | “All tests were performed between 10:00 and 16:00 in the lights-on cycle” |
| Drapeau et al. 2018Mice | Allowed to stay inside 1 min | “allowed to stay inside for 1 min” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023Mice | Animals were excluded from behavioral tests if the video camera stopped recording before the test was done | “Animals were excluded from behavioral tests if the video camera stopped recording before the test was done” |
| Florez-Paz et al. 2016Mice | Aversive stimulus a lamp above the start point | “a lamp above the start point served as an aversive stimulus” |
| Drapeau et al. 2018Mice | Beam wood | “an elevated horizontal wood beam” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023Mice | Beam test, chronic rotenone mouse models day 42 | “beam test at day 42” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023Mice | Beams two | “Mice had to traverse two different beams” |
| Drapeau et al. 2018Mice | Behavioral experiments were conducted between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. | “Behavioral experiments were conducted between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M.” |
| Drapeau et al. 2018Mice | Between each beam 20–30 min | “20–30 min between each beam” |
| Florez-Paz et al. 2016Mice | Box at the finish point Food | “Food was placed in a box at the finish point to attract the mouse” |
| Drapeau et al. 2018Mice | Bright light, near one end bright light | “Subjects were placed near one end in bright light” |
| Drapeau et al. 2018Mice | Darkness, far end with the dark box darkness | “the far end with the dark box was placed in darkness” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023Mice | Data were excluded if the mice turned around continuously or walked in the wrong direction | “Data were excluded if the mice turned around continuously or walked in the wrong direction” |
| Drapeau et al. 2018Mice | Did not reach the box after 2 min | “Mice that did not reach the box after 2 min” |
| Drapeau et al. 2018Mice | Different beams three | “three different beams” |
| Wen et al. 2024Mice | Divided into two batches | “animals were randomly divided into two batches and tested separately for balance beam, DigiGait, and Barnes maze tests” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023Mice | Experimenters blinded to treatment groups | “The experimenters were blinded to treatment groups for all behavioral studies” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023Mice | Exposed to behavioral tests in a randomized order | “The mice were exposed to behavioral tests in a randomized order” |
| Wen et al. 2024Mice | Fell from the beam placed back on the end of the beam to restart crossing | “If an animal fell from the beam, it was placed back on the end of the beam to restart crossing” |
| Wen et al. 2024Mice | First tested on, During the test day the 12 mm diameter beam and then the 6 mm diameter beam | “During the test day, mice were first tested on the 12 mm diameter beam and then the 6 mm diameter beam” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023Mice | Full cleaning protocol, Between every test 70% ethanol | “Between every test, a full cleaning protocol by 70% ethanol was applied to the surfaces of the equipment” |
| Wen et al. 2024Mice | Invalid A trial with stall | “A trial with stall was invalid and cannot be scored for the latency to cross” |
| Wen et al. 2024Mice | Invalid falls or stalls for more than 5 s and will not proceed without prompting | “A trial was also invalid if the mouse falls or stalls for more than 5 s and will not proceed without prompting” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023Mice | Mice were acclimatized to the laboratory 30 min before tests began | “mice were acclimatized to the laboratory 30 min before tests began” |
| Drapeau et al. 2018Mice | Mice were brought to the front room of the testing area at least half an hour | “Mice were brought to the front room of the testing area at least half an hour before the start of experiments” |
| Wen et al. 2024Mice | Order of tests, batch 1 Day 29–31 | “Day 29–31, balance beam for batch 1” |
| Wen et al. 2024Mice | Order of tests, batch 2 Day 36–38 | “Day 36–38, balance beam for batch 2” |
| Wen et al. 2024Mice | Pause less than 5 s | “A pause is defined as the mouse pauses for less than 5 s and then proceeds without prompting” |
| Wen et al. 2024Mice | Prompt, During training day 1 its tail was gently prompt to encourage movement | “During training day 1, if an animal stopped crossing the beam, its tail was gently prompt to encourage movement” |
| Wen et al. 2024Mice | Prompting, training day 2 and on the testing day No prompting | “No prompting was performed during training day 2 and on the testing day” |
| Xin et al. 2017Mice | Repeated, Thereafter until the mice could no longer complete the tests | “Thereafter, the tests were repeated once a week until the mice could no longer complete the tests.” |
| Wen et al. 2024Mice | Rest between trials, tested 5–10 min | “Each animal was tested for three trials per beam width with 5–10 min of rest between trials” |
| Drapeau et al. 2018Mice | Rest between trials on the same beam 1 min | “with 1 min of rest between trials on the same beam” |
| Wen et al. 2024Mice | Rest in between tests at least a 1-day | “Animals were given at least a 1-day rest in between tests” |
| Wen et al. 2024Mice | Safe zone containing clean bedding and food | “A safe zone is attached to one end of the beam, containing clean bedding and food” |
| Wen et al. 2024Mice | Stall more than 5 s | “A stall is defined as the mouse pauses for more than 5 s and then proceeds without prompting” |
| Xin et al. 2017Mice | Tested on the fourth day | “The mice were trained for three consecutive days and were tested on the fourth day.” |
| Wen et al. 2024Mice | Tested for 1 day | “and then tested for 1 day” |
| Xin et al. 2017Mice | Tests were repeated, Thereafter once a week | “Thereafter, the tests were repeated once a week until the mice could no longer complete the tests.” |
| Xin et al. 2017Mice | Trained three consecutive days | “The mice were trained for three consecutive days and were tested on the fourth day.” |
| Wen et al. 2024Mice | Trained for two consecutive days | “Each animal was trained for two consecutive days” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023Mice | Trained until, Prior to the challenging transversal beam test they were able to spontaneously cross the beam | “Prior to the challenging transversal beam test, the mice were trained until they were able to spontaneously cross the beam” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023Mice | Video material was rated by, depending on the experiment three to four blinded individuals | “Video material was rated by three to four blinded individuals, depending on the experiment” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023Mice | Were defined by the presence of, At day 32 a minimum two of the following factors | “At day 32, animals, who did not show signs of disease, were defined by the presence of a minimum two of the following factors: lower grip strength, lower latency to fall on the rotarod, longer time to transverse the beam, pole or lower number of rears in the cylinder test” |
What each paper names for this test. Vendors and models appear as the paper prints them.
| Paper | Apparatus | Paper’s words |
|---|---|---|
| Wen et al. 2024 | Balance beam Conduct Science MazeEngineers | “Balance beam test (Conduct Science MazeEngineers, Skokie, IL)” |
| Wen et al. 2024 | Front camera | “Mice behavior were recorded using a front camera and an overhead camera” |
| Wen et al. 2024 | Overhead camera | “Mice behavior were recorded using a front camera and an overhead camera” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023 | Beams | “Mice had to traverse two different beams” |
| Trabjerg et al. 2023 | Video camera | “A video camera was used to record each trial” |
| Drapeau et al. 2018 | Wood beam | “an elevated horizontal wood beam (100 cm long, 1 m above bedding)” |
| Drapeau et al. 2018 | Dark box | “to a safe dark box” |
| Xin et al. 2017 | Balance beam | “For the balance beam [33, 34], a 100-cm long, 10-mm thick beam was placed at a height of 70 cm with an enclosed goal box at one end.” |
| Florez-Paz et al. 2016 | Balance beam | “Balance was tested on a 1 m long, 2 cm wide beam suspended on two poles 50 cm above a table top. Food was placed in a box at the finish point to attract the mouse and a lamp above the start point served as an aversive stimulus. A video camera on a tripod was used to record the time required to cross the beam.” |