Presented here is a protocol for chronic sleep fragmentation (CSF) model achieved by an electrically controlled orbital rotor, which could induce confirmed cognitive deficit and anxiety-like behavior in young wild-type mice. This model can be applied to explore the pathogenesis of chronic sleep disturbance and related disorders.
Xie, Y., Deng, S., Chen, S., Chen, X., Lai, W., Huang, L., Ba, L., Wang, W., Ding, F. A Chronic Sleep Fragmentation Model using Vibrating Orbital Rotor to Induce Cognitive Deficit and Anxiety-Like Behavior in Young Wild-Type Mice. J. Vis. Exp. (163), e61531, doi:10.3791/61531 (2020).