Psychiatry and Psychology

Elevated Plus Maze Test

A maze test in which an animal is placed on the center of elevated platform and is allowed to choose one of four arms configured like a plus sign. Animals are inherently wary of open elevated areas and tend to avoid the open arms.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A maze test in which an animal is placed on the center of elevated platform and is allowed to choose one of four arms configured like a plus sign. Animals are inherently wary of open elevated areas and tend to avoid the open arms.

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  • Elevated Plus Maze
  • Elevated Plus Maze Learning
  • Elevated Plus Maze Procedure
  • Elevated Plus-Maze
  • Elevated Plus Mazes
  • Elevated Plus-Mazes
  • Maze, Elevated Plus

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History Note

2021

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Previous Indexing

  • Maze Learning (1997-2020)

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  1. F02w.463w.425w.874.500.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Elevated Plus Maze Test. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000082564. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000082564
  2. Elevated Plus Maze Test. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevated_plus_maze
  3. Elevated Plus Maze Test. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5359685