Investigating Anxiety-Related Behavior In Young Primates: A Novel, Computer-Automated Approach

Anxiety disorders affect millions of people worldwide, are more common in females, and often develop early in life (Bandelow & Michaelis, 2015; Rice & Miller, 1995). Our group examines the neurobiology of early life anxiety using a well-validated rhesus-monkey model (Macaca mulatta). The scalability of this approach, however, is limited by the need for human experts to score primates’ behavior.