Message: | Impairments in social behavior are characteristics of many neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions, including autism spectrum disorders (ASD), depression, bipolar disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and schizophrenia. To assess sociability in animal models, many behavioral tests have been developed. These include tests for assessment of social interaction abnormalities, communication deficits, and repetitive behaviors. Integrative research using animal models combined with appropriate tests for social behavior is required for the development of improved treatments for social psychopathologies. https://www.creative-biolabs.com/drug-discovery/therapeutics/rodent-social-behavior-tests.htm. |