behavior/neurological
• mice have a significant preference for social contact
• total duration of contact is 101.3 seconds compared to 60.1 seconds for wild-type mice
• mean duration of contact is 2.0 seconds compared to 1.4 seconds for wild-type mice
• nose-to-head or nose-to-body investigations happen twice as frequently as in wild-type mice
• there are no differences in olfactory capability, locomotor activity, generalized anxiety, or stress/fear responses
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