The IntelliCage System: A Review of Its Utility as a Novel Behavioral Platform for a Rodent Model of Substance Use Disorder

Ismail Nurul Iman, Nurul Aiman Mohd Yusof, Ummi Nasrah Talib, Nur Aimi Zawami Ahmad, Anwar Norazit, Jaya Kumar, Muhammad Zulfadli Mehat, Nanthini Jayabalan, Sangu Muthuraju, Marzena Stefaniuk, Leszek Kaczmarek, Mustapha Muzaimi

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Abstract

The use of animal models for substance use disorder (SUD) has made an important contribution in the investigation of the behavioral and molecular mechanisms underlying substance abuse and addiction. Here, we review a novel and comprehensive behavioral platform to characterize addiction-like traits in rodents using a fully automated learning system, the IntelliCage. This system simultaneously captures the basic behavioral navigation, reward preference, and aversion, as well as the multi-dimensional complex behaviors and cognitive functions of group-housed rodents. It can reliably capture and track locomotor and cognitive pattern alterations associated with the development of substance addiction. Thus, the IntelliCage learning system offers a potentially efficient, flexible, and sensitive tool for the high-throughput screening of the rodent SUD model.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number683780
JournalFrontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Volume15
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 4 2021

Keywords

  • addiction
  • behavior
  • home cage
  • IntelliCage system
  • rodent model
  • substance use disorder (SUD)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Neuroscience

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