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Habituation and Prepulse Inhibition of Acoustic Startle in Rodents
JoVE Revista
Neurociencias
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JoVE Revista Neurociencias
Habituation and Prepulse Inhibition of Acoustic Startle in Rodents

Habituation and Prepulse Inhibition of Acoustic Startle in Rodents

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September 01, 2011

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08:38 min
September 01, 2011

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Habituation and prepulse inhibition of startle are operational measures of sensory gating. Sensory gating is disrupted in schizophrenia, and some other mental disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. We here describe a standard protocol to assess short-term and long-term habituation as well as prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle responses in rats and mice.

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