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Eliciting and Analyzing Male Mouse Ultrasonic Vocalization (USV) Songs
Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 00:49Preparing the Test Mice
- 01:50Preparing the Stimulation
- 03:23Recording USVs
- 04:38Playback Experiment
- 06:48Results: Male Song Diversity and Female Song Preference
- 07:55Conclusion
Mice produce a complex multisyllabic repertoire of ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs). These USVs are widely used as readouts for neuropsychiatric disorders. This protocol describes some of the practices we learned and developed to consistently induce, collect, and analyze the acoustic features and syntax of mouse songs.
