Cited by 126Memory and Neural MechanismsAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesChild and Animal Learning Development

Novel object exploration in mice: Not all objects are created equal

Heyser, Charles J., Chemero, Anthony·2012·Behavioural Processes

Abstract

Object exploration is an increasingly popular experimental paradigm in behavioral sciences. We have begun a series of studies with mice specifically looking at the parameters that influence behaviors in this test. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of object type on performance in the object exploration test. More specifically, adult male C57BL/6J mice were trained and tested using objects that could be climbed (CLIMB) or with those that could only be touched (TOUCH). The results show that activity is affected by the presentation of objects, with object type interacting with some of these changes. C57 mice explored objects that can be climbed over significantly longer than objects that can only be touched and a more rapid habituation was observed using objects that could only be touched. Robust recognition memory was observed in both groups of mice, however mice in the CLIMB group exhibited a significantly greater discrimination index compared to mice in the TOUCH group. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that the selection of objects is of critical importance and it is recommended that special attention be given to the functional (affordant) properties of the objects to-be-used in future studies.

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1016/j.beproc.2011.12.004

Cites

65 of 65 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Recomputing p-values needs the paper’s full text.

Claims the paper makes

This paper’s full text isn’t openly available, so its claims and self-check weren’t run. The registry and citation checks still apply.

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Cites

Flagged first, then by citations

1 of the 66 references couldn’t be matched to a known paper.

Cited by

Sorted by citations

Authors
Heyser, C. J., & Chemero, A.
Affiliations
Franklin & Marshall College (US)
Corresponding author
Heyser, Charles J.
Venue
Behavioural Processes
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-03
Volume
89
Issue
3
Pages
232-238
ISSN
0376-6357 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1993406399
Cited by
126
References
66
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 8
FWCI
4.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Behavioural Processes (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
Keywords
novel object exploration, object affordances, recognition memory, habituation, discrimination index, C57BL/6J mice
MeSH terms
Animals, Attention, Exploratory Behavior, Male, Motor Activity, Touch, Recognition, Psychology, Mice

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review