Table 1.

Social behavior quantification

Less-excit (α6Cacna1a)WT, n = 10KO, n = 11MW/t test
Mouse (s)103 ± 7.895.1 ± 9.90.65
Empty (s)35.4 ± 2.732.5 ± 4.40.32
MW/t test mouse versus empty<0.000.00
Known mouse (s)38.4 ± 4.542.5 ± 9.80.48
New mouse (s)82.9 ± 7.480.1 ± 8.90.81
MW/t test known versus new0.000.02
No-inhib (L7-γ2)WT, n = 9KO, n = 8MW/t test
Mouse (s)65.6 ± 4.074.5 ± 5.10.18
Empty (s)36.7 ± 3.137.9 ± 3.30.85
MW/t test mouse versus empty0.000.00
Known mouse (s)23.9 ± 2.631.4 ± 3.00.08
New mouse (s)59.7 ± 7.663.5 ± 4.70.68
MW/t test known versus new0.000.00
No-LTP (L7-PP2B)WT, n = 10KO, n = 10MW/t test
Mouse (s)61.7 ± 13.359.5 ± 15.10.33
Empty (s)32.8 ± 7.230.2 ± 7.91.00
MW/t test mouse versus empty0.00<0.00
Known mouse (s)27.9 ± 6.425.2 ± 6.20.79
New mouse (s)52.9 ± 12.151.4 ± 13.90.66
MW/t test known versus new0.010.00
No-LTD (L7-PKCi)WT, n = 9TG, n = 9MW/t test
Mouse (s)126.4 ± 11.5124.3 ± 6.10.87
Empty (s)59.4 ± 7.263.9 ± 6.70.66
MW/t test mouse versus empty<0.00<0.00
Known mouse (s)48.6 ± 8.354.9 ± 3.10.48
New mouse (s)123.3 ± 16.0104.3 ± 15.70.41
MW/t test known versus new0.0010.01
  • Mean values ± SEM of the time spent sniffing the novel mouse or the empty compartment during the sociability test, and the two stimulus mice (known, Stranger 1; new, Stranger 2) during the social recognition phase for the four mouse lines. Statistical differences between genotypes (KO/TG vs WT) and within genotypes (successfulness of the test, i.e. most time spent with mouse compared with empty and new compared with known) were calculated with a Student's t test for normally-distributed data (regular font) or with a Mann–Whitney test for non-normally distributed data (MW; italic font).