Mouse Behavioral Scoring
To score the mice's behavior, I watched the video and took note of the most common behaviors that the mice exhibited. I observed 6 major behaviors and ranked them on a scale from -3 to 3, -3 being the most anxious behavior and 3 being the least anxious behavior.
The scale goes as follows:
-3: Trying to escape/climb
-2: Walking along the perimeter
-1: Walking towards the center but veering back to the perimeter
0: Mouse does nothing
1: Freezing +Sniffing while facing the middle
2: Within what looks to be 2 inches from the center
3: Staying in the center for at least 5 seconds
While watching the video, I recorded each behavior and its frequency within 20-second intervals and took note of the total score.