Effects of illumination on open-field behavior in mice.

Dixon, Linda; DeFries, John C.

doi:10.1037/h0026533

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“…Although individual comparisons at each age were not reliable, the change in direction of activity resulted in the reliable interaction. The finding that 50-day Ss were more active under high than under low illumination agrees with the Ross et al (1966) study but contradicts the Dixon & DeFries (1968b) data. However, Dixon and DeFries used only 2 test days in contrast to 10 days in the present study and the massed trials in the Ross et aI study.…”

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“…Recent open-field studies with mice have shown that high illumination levels decrease activity and increase defecation scores in albino strains, but have little apparent effect on the pigmented C57BL/6J strain (Ross, Nagy, Kessler, & Scott, 1966;McReynolds, Weir, & DeFries, 1967;Dixon & DeFries, 1968b). This fmding has been attributed to a genetic difference, with albinos being considered more photophobie than pigmented animals (Dixon & DeFries,I 968b).…”

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Open-field behavior of C57BL/6J mice: Effect of illumination, age, and number of test days

Nagy

Glaser

1970

Psychon Sci

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Open-field behavior of C57BL/6J mice: Effect of illumination, age, and number of test days

Nagy

Glaser

1970

Psychon Sci

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“…Examples of behaviorally inhibitory antecedent manipulations include primarily shock [5,39], fear conditioning [5,8,9,16,30,41,44,45] and isolation [2,25,27,56]. Concomitant stress related manipulations which decrease activity include the above conditions and also the presence of predators [53], excess noise [14,18,22,60], intense illumination [20,22], or a Pavlovian CS ÷ (conditioned stimulus) for shock [44].…”

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Stress, behavioral arousal, and open field activity—A reexamination of emotionality in the rat

Roth

Katz

1979

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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The effects of stress upon emotionality, and of emotionality upon the open field activity of rats have now been studied for over four decades. Controversy remains however regarding the degree to which stress alters behavior, and the direction of that change. One reason for this is the absence of an adequate behavioral definition of stress. The present series of experiments demonstrates a standard relatively nontraumatic stress induction procedure which may be used in conjunction with open field testing. Pre-exposure to moderately intense light and white noise facilitated open field activity as measured by initial activity, lowered defecation scores, and supplementary measures (rearing, grooming, center field penetration). Further parametric, psychoendocrine, and pharmacological studies characterized the nature of the facilitation, its time course, and its modification by other manipulations. Our results suggest the initial behavioral response to stress in an open field is activation. Previous studies may have differed in their results relating stress and behavior because of subtle procedural distinctions, some of which may be identified using the present technique.

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“…Sci., 1970, Vol. 20 (1) has an effect on open-field behaviors of certain animals (McClearn, 1960;Ross, Nagy, Kessler, & Scott, 1966;DeFries, Hegmann, & Weir, 1966;McReynolds, Weir, & DeFries, 1967;Dixon & DeFries, 1968), most Es report illumination levels inadequately and make replication difficult.…”

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