Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA 2023_24
Subject BEHAVIOURAL EXPERIMENTS IN LABORATORY ANIMALS Code 01736003
Study programme
Descriptors Credit. Type Year Period
5 Optional First
Language
Castellano
Ingles
Prerequisites
Department
Coordinador
E-mail
Lecturers
Web http://www.unileon.es/estudiantes/estudiantes-master/oferta-titulaciones/mu-metodologia-investigacion-biologia-biomedicina/plan-estudios?id=0212003&curso=2013
General description
Tribunales de RevisiĆ³n
Tribunal titular
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Tribunal suplente
Cargo Departamento Profesor

Competencies
Type A Code Competences Specific
Type B Code Competences Transversal
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
  C1
  C2
  C3
  C4

Learning aims
Competences
To assimilate the concepts and terminology associated with the experimental study of the behavior A17401
A17402
A17420
To demonstrate knowledge of search techniques of behavior in experimental animals A17401
A17402
A17416
To understand and distinguish the different techniques of behavioral record based on the aims A17408
C2
C3
To analyze behavioral records achieved by recording video, recording digital files and manual annotations A17411
A17418
A17419
A17425
B5395
C3
To draw conclusions about the variation of behavior in relation to various disease states A17403
A17405
A17408
A17423
C1
To be able of designing a behavioral research protocol B5389
B5403
B5412
B5416
C2
C3
C4

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. Sensorimotor tests Overal behavior in cage
Motor coordination in Rotarod
Nociception in hot plate
2. Learning and memory tests Morris water maze
Barnes maze
Radial arm maze
Object recognition
Fear conditioning
3. Social behavior Social interaction and preferences
Sexual behavior
Maternal behavior
4. Anxiety and depression-related behavior Open field
Forced swimming test
Tail suspension test
Elevated plus maze
Light/dark transition tests
Startling response test
5. Reward tests Conditioned place preference
Feeding behavior and food selection
Self-administration tests

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Class hours Hours outside the classroom Total hours
Laboratory practicals 30 30 60
 
Seminars 5 25 30
Presentations / expositions 3 6 9
 
Lecture 15 9 24
 
Mixed tests 2 0 2
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies   ::  
  Description
Laboratory practicals
Seminars
Presentations / expositions
Lecture

Personalized attention
 
Lecture
Description

Assessment
  Description Qualification
Lecture 60
Presentations / expositions 10
Laboratory practicals 20
Seminars 10
 
Other comments and second call

Sources of information
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

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