This protocol measures spatial learning and memory using the Barnes maze. A novel Damsel-in-Distress paradigm is used to assess locomotor activity and prosocial behavior in mice.
Ingersoll, J., Moody, M., Holland, R., Kuegler, W., Murrah Jr., C., Winslow, J., Reynolds, N., Lloyd, N., Dugan, B., Hammock, M., Houlé, K., Clabough, E. Analyzing Spatial Learning and Prosocial Behavior in Mice Using the Barnes Maze and Damsel-in-Distress Paradigms. J. Vis. Exp. (141), e58008, doi:10.3791/58008 (2018).