Here we describe the detailed methodology required to conduct stress-enhanced fear learning (SEFL) experiments, a preclinical model of post-traumatic stress disorder, in both rats and mice. The model utilizes aspects of Pavlovian fear conditioning and freezing as an index of enhanced fear in rodents.
Rajbhandari, A. K., Gonzalez, S. T., Fanselow, M. S. Stress-Enhanced Fear Learning, a Robust Rodent Model of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. J. Vis. Exp. (140), e58306, doi:10.3791/58306 (2018).