What is ROTAROD?
It is a device with a rod that turns at differing or accelerating speeds that rats a required to balance on.
What does it measure?
-it measures the rat/mouse's ability to balance and maintain their position on the rod
-can be used to measure the effects a drug has on a rat’s neuromuscular function
Potential Concerns
-could this potentially injure the rats/mice if they were to fall off the rod?
-can a rat/mouse under no sedation or drug effects perform well on the device? Or does it require too much coordination
-is there a control group being used to compare coordination to the experimental group?