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May 08, 2021
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1Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine,Mayo Clinic, 2Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences,Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 3Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry,Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, 4Department of Neurosurgery, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences,Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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This protocol describes a method of examining social hierarchy in a rat model. Rats perform a complex diving-for-food task in which they form a distinct hierarchy according to their willingness to dive underwater and swim to obtain a food pellet. This method is used to understand decision making and social relationships among highly social animals in small groups.
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Gruenbaum, B. F., Frank, D., Savir, S., Shiyntum, H. N., Kuts, R., Vinokur, M., Melamed, I., Dubilet, M., Zlotnik, A., Boyko, M. A Complex Diving-For-Food Task to Investigate Social Organization and Interactions in Rats. J. Vis. Exp. (171), e61763, doi:10.3791/61763 (2021).
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