Elevated Plus Maze Test

A maze test in which an animal is placed on the center of elevated platform and is allowed to choose one of four arms configured like a plus sign. Animals are inherently wary of open elevated areas and tend to avoid the open arms.

Year introduced: 2021

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Tree Number(s): F02.463.425.874.500.500

MeSH Unique ID: D000082564

Entry Terms:

• Elevated Plus Maze Procedure
• Elevated Plus Maze
• Elevated Plus Mazes
• Maze, Elevated Plus
• Elevated Plus-Maze
• Elevated Plus-Mazes
• Elevated Plus Maze Learning

Previous Indexing:

• Maze Learning (1997-2020)

All MeSH Categories
Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Psychological Phenomena
Mental Processes
Learning
Spatial Learning
Maze Learning
Elevated Plus Maze Test