Measuring motivation and reward-related decision making in the rodent operant touchscreen system
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Journal
Current Protocols in Neuroscience
Volume
2016
First Page
8.34.1
Last Page
8.34.20
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.1002/0471142301.ns0834s74
Abstract
This unit is designed to facilitate implementation of the fixed and progressive ratio paradigms and the effort-related choice task in the rodent touchscreen apparatus to permit direct measurement of motivation and reward-related decision making in this equipment. These protocols have been optimized for use in the mouse and reliably yield stable performance levels that can be enhanced or suppressed by systemic pharmacological manipulation. Instructions are also provided for the adjustment of task parameters to permit use in mousemodels of neurodegenerative disease. These tasks expand the utility of the rodent touchscreen apparatus beyond the currently available battery of cognitive assessment paradigms.