StressedMice: Stressed Mice
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Time in darkness for mice in different environments

A dataset with 14 observations on the following 2 variables.

`Time`	Time spent in darkness (in seconds)
`Environment`	Type of environment: `Enriched` or `Standard`

In the study, mice were randomly assigned to either an enriched environment where there was an exercise wheel available, or a standard environment with no exercise options. After three weeks in the specified environment, for five minutes a day for two weeks, the mice were each exposed to a "mouse bully" - a mouse who was very strong, aggressive, and territorial. One measure of mouse anxiety is amount of time hiding in a dark compartment, with mice who are more anxious spending more time in darkness. The amount of time spent in darkness is recorded for each of the mice.

Data approximated from summary statistics in: Lehmann and Herkenham, "Environmental Enrichment Confers Stress Resiliency to Social Defeat through an Infralimbic Cortex-Dependent Neuroanatomical Pathway", The Journal of Neuroscience, April 20, 2011, 31(16):61596173.

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