Mouse Stereotypic Behaviour Data from Enrichment Intervention Study

Borealis Harvested Dataverse provides data from a study investigating persistent stereotypic behaviours in laboratory mice. The dataset includes observations from 36 sister pairs of female DBA/2 mice, with baseline and post-intervention behavioural data collected over four weeks. Author Shay Forget published the data, which was last updated on April 25, 2026.

Use Cases

• Testing the Motor Routines Hypothesis based on SB frequency, predictability, and age data
• Evaluating the Ineffective Enrichments Hypothesis based on preference for enriched housing and anhedonia measures
• Assessing the Time Budget Hypothesis based on SB time budgets and enrichment resource usage
• Modeling treatment resistance in stereotypic behaviour based on changes observed after environmental transfer

Strengths

• Data is derived from a controlled study with 36 sister pairs of mice, providing a matched-pair design
• Observations span a defined age range (12–52 weeks) and a four-week intervention period
• Includes multiple behavioral assessments: SB time budgets, sucrose preference test, and choice-based housing interaction

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect bias inherent to the specific mouse strain (DBA/2) and single-sex (female) study design

Provenance

Source

Borealis Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Experimental study with baseline observations, a sucrose preference test, and a four-week environmental intervention.

Time Range

Observational period covers baseline and four weeks post-intervention; specific collection dates are unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-25 04:16:01; freshness should be verified

Geography

Laboratory setting; specific geographic location is unknown.