Work

The Resident-intruder Paradigm: A Standardized Test for Aggression, Violence and Social Stress

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: This video publication explains in detail the experimental protocol of the resident-intruder paradigm in rats. This test is a standardized method to measure offensive aggression and defensive behavior in a semi natural setting. The most important behavioral elements performed by the resident and the intruder are demonstrated in the video and illustrated using artistic drawings. The use of the resident intruder paradigm for acute and chronic social stress experiments is explained as well. Finally, some brief tests and criteria are presented to distinguish aggression from its more violent and pathological forms.

Source: Journal of Visualized Experiments

DOI: 10.3791/4367

Authors: Jaap M. Koolhaas, Caroline M. Coppens, Sietse F. de Boer, Bauke Buwalda, Peter Meerlo, Paul J.A. Timmermans

Institutions: University of Groningen, Radboud University Nijmegen

Language: English

Topic: Stress Responses and Cortisol

Subfield: Behavioral Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

OpenAlex ID: W2169778577

FWCI: 7.058

Cites: 30

Cited by: 440

Related to: 9