Skilled reaching performance in male rats.

Abstract

<p>A, B: Series of photographs illustrating forelimb and digit movements of a rat grasping a food pellet. C: skilled reaching success in rats before (baseline), during and after two weeks of stress (mean ± SEM). Note that stress diminished skilled reaching performance after acute (day 1) and chronic (day 14) of daily stress treatment. Reaching success did not return to baseline levels within 14 days of recovery. Asterisks represent statistical significance (*** p<0.001).</p