Non-human Primate Arm-reaching Behavioral Tasks

By Damien Pittard, MSc, Adriana Galvan, PhD and Thomas Wichmann, MD
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Description
This protocol describes procedures used for training and behavioral testing of non-human primates (NHPs) in simple arm-reaching behavioral tasks, used for evaluation of parkinsonian animals.
Identifier (DOI)
10.17504/protocols.io.5jyl8d41rg2w/v1
Tags
  • Behavior/Behavioral studies
  • NHP (Non-Human Primate)
  • Parkinsonism
Team
Team Wichmann
Program
Collaborative Research Network
Theme
Circuitry and Brain-Body Interactions

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