Protocol for implementing medial forebrain bundle stimulation as a reward for perceptual tasks in mice.

Behavior Model Organisms Neuroscience

Journal

STAR protocols
ISSN: 2666-1667
Titre abrégé: STAR Protoc
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101769501

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
30 Oct 2023
Historique:
received: 07 08 2023
revised: 24 09 2023
accepted: 05 10 2023
medline: 31 10 2023
pubmed: 31 10 2023
entrez: 31 10 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Training mice to perform perceptual tasks is a vital part of integrative neuroscience. Replacing classical rewards like water with medial forebrain bundle (MFB) stimulation allows experimenters to avoid deprivation and obtain higher trial numbers per session. Here, we provide a protocol for implementing MFB-based reward in mice. We describe steps for MFB electrode implantation, efficacy testing, and stimulation calibration. After these steps, MFB reward can be used to facilitate sensory discrimination task training and enable nuanced characterization of psychophysical abilities. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Verdier et al. (2022).

Identifiants

pubmed: 37906597
pii: S2666-1667(23)00636-6
doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102669
pmc: PMC10630816
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

102669

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests.

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Auteurs

Antonin Verdier (A)

Institut de l'Audition, Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, INSERM, Paris, France.

Brice Bathellier (B)

Institut de l'Audition, Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, INSERM, Paris, France.

Sophie Bagur (S)

Institut de l'Audition, Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, INSERM, Paris, France. Electronic address: sophie.bagur@pasteur.fr.

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