STAR Protoc. 2024 Jun 6;5(2):103077. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103077. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
The social transmission of food preference, a rudimentary form of social learning, has primarily been studied in pairs of adult rodents. Here, we present a protocol to explore the parent-offspring context in social learning using an adaptation of this classic paradigm for rodent dam-pup dyads. We describe steps for studying weanling mice from the same mother and present a worked example using weight-based (food consumption) and time-based (exploration) indices of social learning.
PMID:38850539 | DOI:10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103077
