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  • 1Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Keihanna Science City, Nara, 630-0192, Japan.

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Male and female mice exhibit distinct mobility patterns in avoidance responses to escapable risks. This sex difference in behavior is linked to associative learning and is crucial for understanding behavioral phenotypes.

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  • To investigate sex differences in behavioral responses within various risky scenarios.
  • To pinpoint the specific contexts and mechanisms underlying sex differences in behavior.

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  • A comprehensive battery of behavioral tests was employed.
  • Tests were conducted across a range of unique risky scenes.
Keywords:
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  • Responses were analyzed to identify sex-specific patterns.

    • Main Results:

    • Significant sex differences were observed in avoidance responses during two-way active and passive avoidance tests.
    • Male mice displayed increased mobility, while female mice showed reduced mobility.
    • This behavioral sex difference was dependent on associative learning between an escapable risk and its predictive cue.

    Conclusions:

    • The primary sex difference in avoidance response is related to mobility.
    • This difference is evident after perceiving escapable risks.
    • Associative learning plays a key role in mediating sex-specific avoidance behaviors.