Reliability of Mouse Behavioural Tests of Anxiety: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Effects of Anxiolytics.
Marianna Rosso, Robin Wirz, Ariane Vera Loretan, Nicole Alessandra Sutter, Charlène Tatiana Pereira da Cunha, Ivana Jarić, Hanno Würbel, Bernhard Voelkl
This study evaluates the reliability of mouse behavioural tests for anxiety by analyzing anxiolytic drug effects, finding poor replicability and high bias in most tests.
bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience