Behavioral assessment of visual acuity in mice and rats
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Behavioral assessment of visual acuity in mice and rats
We have developed a simple computer-based discrimination task that enables the quick determination of visual acuities in rodents. A grating is displayed randomly on one of two monitors at the wide end of a trapezoidal-shaped tank containing shallow water. Animals are trained to swim toward the screens, and at a fixed distance, choose the screen displaying the grating and escape to a submerged p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Vision Research
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0042-6989
DOI: 10.1016/s0042-6989(00)00081-x