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The Vermicelli and Capellini Handling Tests: Simple quantitative measures of dexterous forepaw function in rats and mice
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July 21, 2010
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1Institute for Neuroscience,University of Texas at Austin, 2Department of Psychology,University of Texas at Austin, 3Department of Neurology,University of Florida, 4Department of Psychiatry,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute,University of Florida
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The Vermicelli and Capellini Handling Tests of forepaw dexterity take advantage of the natural inclination of rodents to manipulate food items using skillful forepaw and digit movements. Animals are videotaped while handling short strands of uncooked dry pasta. Slow motion video playback allows for the quantification of forepaw adjustments.
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Tennant, K. A., Asay, A. L., Allred, R. P., Ozburn, A. R., Kleim, J. A., Jones, T. A. The Vermicelli and Capellini Handling Tests: Simple quantitative measures of dexterous forepaw function in rats and mice. J. Vis. Exp. (41), e2076, doi:10.3791/2076 (2010).
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