Nine-hole box test

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-007946",
  "term": "Nine-hole box test",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A rodent attention test with a row of nine holes arranged in an arc, usually with five of them open. A brief light shows in one open hole, and the animal earns a food pellet by poking its nose into the lit hole. Accuracy, omissions and response latency are scored as measures of attention, in the manner of the five-choice task from which the test was derived.",
  "synonyms": [
    "5-9 hole attention box test"
  ],
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "nose-poke test"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 891 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/nine-hole-box-test/"
}