An open-source device for measuring food intake and operant behavior in rodent home-cages

An open-source device for measuring food intake and operant behavior in rodent home-cages

Feeding is critical for survival, and disruption in the mechanisms that govern food intake underlies disorders such as obesity and anorexia nervosa. It is important to understand both food intake and food motivation to reveal mechanisms underlying feeding disorders. Operant behavioral testing can be...

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Main Authors: Bridget A Matikainen-Ankney, Thomas Earnest, Mohamed Ali, Eric Casey, Justin G Wang, Amy K Sutton, Alex A Legaria, Kia M Barclay, Laura B Murdaugh, Makenzie R Norris, Yu-Hsuan Chang, Katrina P Nguyen, Eric Lin, Alex Reichenbach, Rachel E Clarke, Romana Stark, Sineadh M Conway, Filipe Carvalho, Ream Al-Hasani, Jordan G McCall, Meaghan C Creed, Victor Cazares, Matthew W Buczynski, Michael J Krashes, Zane B Andrews, Alexxai V Kravitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-03-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
feeding
open-source
operant behavior
self-stimulation
circadian
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/66173

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