Behavioral Test	Implicated Brain Region(s)	References
Elevated Plus Maze	Amygdala Right Prefrontal Cortex	Serotonin laterality in amygdala predicts performance in the elevated plus maze in rats.
Forced Swim Test	Rostral Anterior Cingulate Cortex	The rostral anterior cingulate cortex modulates depression but not anxiety-related behaviour in the rat Rostral cingulate gyrus: A putative target for deep brain stimulation in treatment-refractory depression
Novelty Suppressed Feeding	Amygdala Medial Prefrontal Cortex	Relationship between limbic and cortical 5-HT neurotransmission and acquisition and reversal learning in a go/no-go task in rats
Startle/Prepulse Inhibition	Pons Reticular Formation Forebrain	Unit 8.7 measurement of startle response, prepulse inhibition, and habituation
Suok Test	Parabrachial Nucleus Extended Central Amygdaloid Nucleus Infralimbic Cortex Hypothalamus	The regular and light–dark Suok tests of anxiety and sensorimotor integration: utility for behavioral characterization in laboratory rodents
Tail Suspension	Anterior Cingulate Cortex	Antidepressant-like effects of ceftriaxone in male C57BL/6J mice