APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Constructing and Comparing Predator Odor and Electric Footshock As Valid Animal Models
- Susanne Bahnan
University of Hartford
Abstract
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a chronic disorder that can follow the exposure to a life-threatening event. In this study, Wistar rats were exposed to electric footshock or predator odor using a tiered three-day exposure model. Predator odor three-Day stress rats showed a significant disruption in behavior when compared to controls.
Neuropsychology
