String-Pulling as a Behavioral Assessment of Skilled Forelimb Motor Function in a Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Rat Model
M. Hart, A. A. Blackwell, I. Q. Whishaw, D. G. Wallace, J. L. Cheatwood
This study evaluates string-pulling behavior in a rat model of stroke to assess bilateral motor function and finds disruptions in coordinated hand movements following middle cerebral artery occlusion.
bioRxiv · Mar 31, 2022 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition