Mice produce a complex multisyllabic repertoire of ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs). These USVs are widely used as readouts for neuropsychiatric disorders. This protocol describes some of the practices we learned and developed to consistently induce, collect, and analyze the acoustic features and syntax of mouse songs.
Chabout, J., Jones-Macopson, J., Jarvis, E. D. Eliciting and Analyzing Male Mouse Ultrasonic Vocalization (USV) Songs. J. Vis. Exp. (123), e54137, doi:10.3791/54137 (2017).