Animal research experiment maze Asymmetric Plus

for micefor rats

The Elevated Asymmetric Plus maze is an apparatus first described by Ruarte et al (1997) as a method to encourage explorative behavior in the rat. The apparatus consists of an elevated asymmetric plus-maze composed of 4 different arms of the following specifications: Arm 1: no walls Arm 2: Single high wall Arm 3: high and low walls Arm 4: two high walls