3-Chamber Sociability Test is a behavioral testing apparatus designed to evaluate social behavior in rodents, including mice and rats. Also known as the Three-Chamber Social Interaction Test, this widely used experimental paradigm is applied to assess sociability, social preference, and social recognition memory.
The three chamber social test device consists of three interconnected chambers: a left chamber, a central chamber, and a right chamber. Connecting doors allow the test animal to move freely between the chambers during the experiment. A social stimulus animal can be placed inside a restrainer in one side chamber, while an empty restrainer is placed in the opposite chamber during the initial sociability phase.
