Protocol for evaluating mutualistic cooperative behavior in mice using a water-reward task assay.

Behavior Cognitive Neuroscience Neuroscience

Journal

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

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
18 Apr 2024
Historique:
received: 13 11 2023
revised: 19 02 2024
accepted: 03 04 2024
medline: 19 4 2024
pubmed: 19 4 2024
entrez: 19 4 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Social cooperation is fundamentally important for group animals but rarely studied in mice because of their natural aggressiveness. Here, we present a new water-reward assay to investigate mutualistic cooperative behavior in mice. We describe the construction of the apparatus and provide details of the procedures and analysis for investigators to characterize and quantify the mutualistic cooperative behavior. This protocol has been validated in mice and can be used for investigating mechanisms of cooperation. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Zhang et al. and Wang et al.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103023 PMID: 38640064
pubmed: 38640064
pii: S2666-1667(24)00188-6
doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103023
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

103023

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of interests The authors of this study have patents related to this study. (1) Invention patent: a testing platform and methods for detecting animal cooperative behavior (ZL201711422736.8) and (2) Utility model patent: a platform for detecting animal cooperative behavior (ZL201721832062.4).

Auteurs

Weixi Feng (W)

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Institute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China.

Yanli Zhang (Y)

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou 213003, China; The Affiliated Changzhou Second People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou Second People's Hospital, Changzhou 213000, China. Electronic address: yanlizhang0229@njmu.edu.cn.

Ze Wang (Z)

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Brain Institute, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.

Tianqi Wang (T)

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Center for Global Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.

Yingting Pang (Y)

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Brain Institute, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.

Yue Li (Y)

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Center for Global Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.

Yimiao Wang (Y)

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Center for Global Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.

Shixin Ding (S)

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Center for Global Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.

Sijia Chen (S)

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Center for Global Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.

Ying Zou (Y)

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Center for Global Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.

Ming Xiao (M)

Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Center for Global Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China; Brain Institute, Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China; Changzhou Medical Center, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou 213003, China. Electronic address: mingx@njmu.edu.cn.

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