behavior/neurological
• methylphenidate (MPH) treatment increases the recognition index of mutants in the object-based attention test compared to wild-type mice which show decreased recognition index in response to MPH
• MPH treatment does not increase locomotor activity as in wild-type mice, except for a slight increase at 35 minutes following treatment, indicating that mutants are hyporesponsive to MPH-induced behavior change
• MPH treatment does not decrease stereotyped behaviors during short 5 minute testing as it does in wild-type mice
• MPH treatment, however, reduces the rearing behavior of mutants to levels seen in vehicle-treated wild-type mice
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• in the object-based attention test in which mice are exposed to objects for 3 minutes during training, mutants spend less time on the novel object than wild-type mice during the retention session
• this difference is not seen when mice are exposed to the objects for 6 minutes before a retention session
• methylphenidate (MPH) treatment increases the recognition index of mutants in the object-based attention test compared to wild-type mice which show a decreased recognition index in response to MPH
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• mice exhibit increased rearing behaviors in a novel environment
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• mice exhibit increased locomotor activity
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