Spinal cord injury in mice amplifies anxiety: a novel light-heat conflict test exposes increased salience of anxiety over heat
S. E. Lee, E. K. Greenough, L. K. Fonken, A. D. Gaudet
This study introduces a novel TIDAL test to assess anxiety and pain-like behaviors in mice with spinal cord injury, finding that SCI increases anxiety salience over heat sensitivity in both sexes.
bioRxiv · Jan 13, 2023Animal Behavior & Cognition