Protocol to study circadian food-anticipatory poking in mice using the feeding experimentation device version 3

Mar 12, 2024STAR protocols

Method to study how mice anticipate feeding times using an automated feeding device

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Abstract

Food-anticipatory nose poking in mice is a unique behavior associated with the food-entrainable oscillator.

  • This behavior occurs under conditions of temporally restricted feeding followed by food deprivation.
  • The protocol outlines steps for training and habituating mice to the feeding device.
  • Data generation involves creating ethograms from the nose poking behavior recorded by the device.
  • The findings may indicate a complex interaction between feeding schedules and the biological clock.

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