The goal of the behavioral tests presented here is to detect functional deficits in rats after traumatic brain injury. Four specific tests are presented that detect deficits in behaviors to reflect the damage to specific brain areas at times extending to one year after injury.
Hausser, N., Johnson, K., Parsley, M. A., Guptarak, J., Spratt, H., Sell, S. L. Detecting Behavioral Deficits in Rats After Traumatic Brain Injury. J. Vis. Exp. (131), e56044, doi:10.3791/56044 (2018).