The alley maze was created in an experiment carried out by Battig et al. (1976) to assess exploratory behavior in rats.
Rats were exposed twice in a rotated sequence to a series of six mazes, consisting of hexagonal alleys, balanced for different alley length and structural complexity. Locomotor activity increased with alley length and decreased with structural complexity of the mazes.
Six alley configurations were obtained by intersectioning a complex hexagonal maze with barriers.
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