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The test to see how depressed a lab mouse is, is to put it in a bucket of water and see how long it struggles. True story.
by frazbin 4y ago
The test to see how depressed a lab mouse is, is to put it in a bucket of water and see how long it struggles. True story.
- kortex 4y agoOne of them is, yes. There are several, and basically all of them are some variant of "how resistant to giving into despair are you? (as a rat)". Forced swim, tail suspension, light/dark exploration activity. Kinda dark, but this research saves lives, and depression is notoriously hard to study objectively.