Anxious mice explore a new space less (IMAGE)

California Institute of Technology

Anxious mice explore a new space less

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Red lines indicate the paths a mouse took. Left: Mice without 4EPS explore the entirety of a new arena. Right: In the presence of 4EPS, mice stick only to covered regions of a new arena, indicating fearfulness or anxiety.

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B. Needham / Caltech

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