Protocol to study dam-pup social transmission using a modified paradigm for transmission of food preference.
STAR Protoc
; 5(2): 103077, 2024 Jun 21.
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| ID: mdl-38850539
ABSTRACT
The social transmission of food preference, a rudimentary form of social learning, has primarily been studied in pairs of adult rodents. Here, we present a protocol to explore the parent-offspring context in social learning using an adaptation of this classic paradigm for rodent dam-pup dyads. We describe steps for studying weanling mice from the same mother and present a worked example using weight-based (food consumption) and time-based (exploration) indices of social learning.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Food Preferences
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
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STAR Protoc
Year:
2024
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Article