Behavioral evaluation and basil supplementation

It contains original data from three behavioral tests used in the study led by Miss Damaris Costa, between 2019 and 2022. The study utilized female C57Bl mice, distributed into four experimental groups, G1, control mature adults, G2 basil leaves supplemented mature adults, G3, old adults, and G4, basil leaves supplemented old adults. Old adults were supplemented long term before getting old. About 1.2 mg of fresh basil leaves were homogenized in distilled water, and mixed with 5 g of shreded rodent chow. After reppeletting, the mixture was dried in the oven at 40 ºC, and given to the animals ad libitum. The animals were tested using elevated plus maze, Morris water maze, and novel object recognition. All sessions were video recorded, and analyzed on ImageJ using the MouBeAT plugin.