Open-field
Pipeline Key: ESLIM_002
Procedure Key: ESLIM_007_001
The Open Field test is used to assess anxiety and exploratory drive. It is based on the natural tendency of an animal to explore and avoidance reaction to protect itself, which make normal animals to spend more time in the corners and the periphery than in the centre (the most anxiogenic area).
ALTERNATIVE - Open-field
Pipeline Key: ALTESLIM_002
Procedure Key: ALTESLIM_007_001
ALTERNATIVE - The Open Field test is used to assess anxiety and exploratory drive. It is based on the natural tendency of an animal to explore and avoidance reaction to protect itself, which make normal animals to spend more time in the corners and the periphery than in the centre (the most anxiogenic area).