Abstract
This video publication explains in detail the experimental protocol of the resident-intruder paradigm in rats. This test is a standardized method to measure offensive aggression and defensive behavior in a semi natural setting. The most important behavioral elements performed by the resident and the intruder are demonstrated in the video and illustrated using artistic drawings. The use of the resident intruder paradigm for acute and chronic social stress experiments is explained as well. Finally, some brief tests and criteria are presented to distinguish aggression from its more violent and pathological forms.
| Translated title of the contribution | Het bewoner-indringer paradigma: een gestandaardiseerde test voor agressie, geweld en sociale stress |
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| Original language | English |
| Article number | e4367 |
| Journal | Journal of Visualized Experiments |
| Issue number | 77 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Jul 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- aggression/psychology
- animals
- female
- male
- models, animal
- rats
- social environment
- social problems/psychology
- stress, psychological/psychology
- violence/psychology
- pathology
- violence
- neuroscience
- behavior