The novel object test is a free exploration paradigm that provides animals the opportunity to explore a novel object in a familiar environmental context. Briefly, an object is placed into the center of each open field and the behavior of the animal (time spent exploring the novel object and overall locomotor activity) is registered during a determined period of time.

Reasons for choosing or not choosing this test

• Free exploration paradigm in a familiar environment
• Test maximizing approach/exploratory behavior respect to avoidance/anxiety-related behavior
• Easy-to-do (for inexperienced users)
• Sensitive for both rats and mice

Related human disease/applications BR>
• Drug screening
• Phenotyping
• Parkinson disease

Related Panlab Integrated Solutions

• Open field arena, SMART video tracking and optional accessories: Frame board, camera, telemetric switch, video recorder
• Open field arena, Smart JUNIOR video-tracking (OF module) and optional accesories: camera, telemetric switch, video recorder