Age- and Gender-Based Differences in Nest-Building Behavior and Learning and Memory Performance Measured Using a Radial Six-Armed Water Maze in C57BL6 Mice
Joint Authors
Xiong, Xiang-Dong
Xiong, Wei-Dong
Xiong, Shang-Shen
Chen, Gui-Hai
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Understanding age-based and gender-based behavioral changes is becoming more important as a greater percentage of people lives longer worldwide.
In this study, a C57BL/6 mouse animal model was used to study age-based and gender-based behavioral differences using nest building and radial six-armed water maze (RAWM) testing.
Methods.
In C57BL/6 mice, nest-building behavior was recorded as nesting scores, while spatial learning and memory behaviors were assessed using RAWM platform search errors and latencies.
Results.
In the nest-building test, nest building significantly declined in nineteen 25-month-old mice compared to that of twenty-three 7-month-old mice.
Meanwhile, nest building in 25-month-old mice was lower for eight male mice than for eleven female mice, while no significant gender differences were observed in nest building of 7-month-old mice.
RAWM performance also declined in aged versus nonaged adult mice, while no significant gender differences were observed in average RAWM performance regardless of age.
Conclusions.
In adult C57BL/6 mice, nest building is a sensitive indicator for detecting both age- and gender-based behavioral declines, while RAWM performance, an assessment of spatial learning and memory behaviors, is not sensitive to gender but significantly declines with aging.
Therefore, for a C57BL/6 mouse model of aging, both nest building and RAWM should be useful to further study mechanisms involved in behavioral decline with aging.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Xiong, Xiang-Dong& Xiong, Wei-Dong& Xiong, Shang-Shen& Chen, Gui-Hai. 2018. Age- and Gender-Based Differences in Nest-Building Behavior and Learning and Memory Performance Measured Using a Radial Six-Armed Water Maze in C57BL6 Mice. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130355
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Xiong, Xiang-Dong…[et al.]. Age- and Gender-Based Differences in Nest-Building Behavior and Learning and Memory Performance Measured Using a Radial Six-Armed Water Maze in C57BL6 Mice. Behavioural Neurology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130355
American Medical Association (AMA)
Xiong, Xiang-Dong& Xiong, Wei-Dong& Xiong, Shang-Shen& Chen, Gui-Hai. Age- and Gender-Based Differences in Nest-Building Behavior and Learning and Memory Performance Measured Using a Radial Six-Armed Water Maze in C57BL6 Mice. Behavioural Neurology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130355
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1130355