Sex differences in behavioral responses during a conditioned flight paradigm

• Published in: Behavioural brain research Vol. 389; p. 112623
• Main Authors: Borkar, Chandrashekhar D., Dorofeikova, Mariia, Le, Quan-Son Eric, Vutukuri, Rithvik, Vo, Catherine, Hereford, Daniel, Resendez, Alexis, Basavanhalli, Samhita, Sifnugel, Natalia, Fadok, Jonathan P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Animals; Avoidance Learning; Behavior, Animal; Conditioning, Classical; Defensive behavior; Extinction, Psychological; Fear; Fear conditioning; Female; Grooming; Male; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Sex Characteristics; Sex differences; Sex differences; Defensive behavior; Fear conditioning

•Male and female mice do not differ in conditioned flight behavior.•Female mice exhibit more freezing behavior.•Rearing, self-grooming, and tail rattling behavior changes across days.•Male mice exhibit more rearing and grooming behavior.•Female mice exhibit more tail rattling behavior. Females exhib...