Mouse ultrasonic vocalizations are used as proxies to model the genetic bases of vocal communication deficits in mouse models for neuropsychiatric disorders. The present protocol describes three experimental contexts that reliably elicit ultrasonic vocalizations from pups (throughout development) and adult mice (same-sex interactions, male-estrus female interactions).
Ferhat, A., Torquet, N., Le Sourd, A., de Chaumont, F., Olivo-Marin, J., Faure, P., Bourgeron, T., Ey, E. Recording Mouse Ultrasonic Vocalizations to Evaluate Social Communication. J. Vis. Exp. (112), e53871, doi:10.3791/53871 (2016).