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- 00:05Title
- 01:34Chamber Set-up
- 02:42Shaping Procedure
- 03:52Testing Procedure
- 04:51Social vs. Food Reward
- 06:09Results: Social Motivation in Mice
- 06:56Conclusion
This article describes a new protocol for the quantitative measurement of social motivation in mice using operant conditioning for a social reward. The protocol is useful for the measurement of social motivation in mouse models of autism and other disorders of social behavior.
