behavior/neurological
• mice do not display a preference for novel objects over familiar objects
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• mice do not become habituated to novel objects
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• decreased self grooming observed in 8-12 week old mice in dark home cage environment
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• mice lack a startle response to sounds at 100 db, 110 db, and 120 db, however, mice respond to air puffs
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• increased hanging observed in 8-12 week old mice in dark home cage environment
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• decrease in fluid gait observed in 19.4% of 8-12 week old mice
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• hypoactivity initially observed in open-field test in novel environment, however, hypoactivity disappears in first 10 minutes
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• mice cover 2.5 times more distance than controls as observed in 8-12 week old mice in dark home cage environment
• less resting observed in 8-12 week old mice in dark home cage environment
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• increase in circling behavior observed in 8-12 week old mice in 18.75% of mice
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hearing/vestibular/ear