Table 1

Social approach and social memory data by sex

ConditionTest – measure (unit)Valuet test (M vs F)
Sham maleSocial preference (ratio)0.8647 ± 0.01743 N = 15p = 0.5089
Sham femaleSocial preference (ratio)0.8375 ± 0.03569 N = 8
WIN maleSocial preference (ratio)0.9491 ± 0.01282 N = 11p = 0.0255
WIN femaleSocial preference (ratio)0.8618 ± 0.03219 N = 11
Sham maleSocial memory (ratio)0.6147 ± 0.03886 N = 15p = 0.0876
Sham femaleSocial memory (ratio)0.7463 ± 0.05970 N = 8
WIN maleSocial memory (ratio)0.6282 ± 0.05435 N = 11p > 0.9999
WIN femaleSocial memory (ratio)0.6282 ± 0.03590 N = 11
Sham maleSocial preference – time exploring object (s)14.20 ± 1.853 N = 15p = 0.8121
Sham femaleSocial preference – time exploring object (s)13.61 ± 1.610 N = 8
WIN maleSocial preference – time exploring object (s)6.586 ± 1.840 N = 11p = 0.0420
WIN femaleSocial preference – time exploring object (s)16.05 ± 3.822 N = 11
Sham maleSocial preference – time exploring rat (s)95.38 ± 8.016 N = 15p = 0.3569
Sham femaleSocial preference – time exploring rat (s)83.02 ± 10.25 N = 8
WIN maleSocial preference – time exploring rat (s)110.2 ± 9.669 N = 11p = 0.4518
WIN femaleSocial preference – time exploring rat (s)100.8 ± 7.422 N = 11
Sham maleSocial memory – time exploring familiar rat (s)29.31 ± 3.733 N = 15p = 0.2200
Sham femaleSocial memory – time exploring familiar rat (s)20.90 ± 5.375 N = 8
WIN maleSocial memory – time exploring familiar rat (s)26.17 ± 3.754 N = 11p = 0.3621
WIN femaleSocial memory – time exploring familiar rat (s)35.52 ± 2.748 N = 11
Sham maleSocial memory – time exploring novel rat (s)47.06 ± 4.528 N = 15p = 0.1116
Sham femaleSocial memory – time exploring novel rat (s)58.58 ± 5.159 N = 8
WIN maleSocial memory – time exploring novel rat (s)49.36 ± 8.196 N = 11p = 0.7014
WIN femaleSocial memory – time exploring novel rat (s)53.04 ± 4.657 N = 11