Conditioned avoidance response test

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002389",
  "term": "Conditioned avoidance response test",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A behavioral assay used in neurotoxicology to assess learning and memory, particularly the ability of an animal to learn to avoid an unpleasant stimulus. An animal learns to associate a neutral cue with an aversive event, such as an electric shock, and then performs an action to prevent the shock. This test measures the latency to avoid and the number of avoidance responses.",
  "synonyms": [
    "CAR Test"
  ],
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "cue",
    "withdrawal"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 858 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/conditioned-avoidance-response-test/"
}