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Activity Testing in Mice with Behavioral Test Batteries
April 24, 2019
Introduction: Why Use Test Batteries? Behavioral testing with mouse models forms a key part of scientific research in various fields. It is standard practice…
BUB/BnJ Mouse Strain
April 23, 2019
Overview BUB/BnJ is an inbred strain of mouse that exhibits immunological abnormalities and serves as a model for arthritis.[1]
Hierarchical Mazes
April 19, 2019
Introduction Mazes have formed a part of human culture for thousands of years. As well as serving as a decorative feature and a source of entertainment, mazes…
Nootropics: New Frontiers in Cognitive Enhancement
April 10, 2019
Nootropics represent a class of drugs or dietary supplements aimed at enhancing cognition. Primarily, nootropics target the cognitive domains of executive…
Maze Basics: Light/Dark box
April 2, 2019
First introduced by the researchers Crawley and Goodwin in 1980,[1] the light/dark box consists of two chambers: a small, dark chamber which comprises…
Are there sex differences in the test outcomes?
March 29, 2019
While much of the research in behavioral sciences has focused primarily, often exclusively, on male subjects, a recent renewed focus on sexually divergent…
Mice models of bipolar disorder
March 29, 2019
Introduction to Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder, originally termed manic-depressive disorder, is a devastating neuropsychiatric disease, which is…
The Porteus Maze & the Brain
March 26, 2019
Introduction Mazes have been a part of human culture for thousands of years, although their nature has changed significantly over time. They were originally…
B6.A-Dysfprmd/GeneJ Mouse Strain
March 4, 2019
Overview B6.A-Dysfprmd/GeneJ, also known as BLAJ, is a hybrid strain of mouse model that is characterized by a disease phenotype resembling muscular…
A/HeJ Mouse Strain
February 27, 2019
Overview A/HeJ, also known as A Heston is an inbred strain of mouse in the same family as the A/J strain. It is susceptible to developing a range of different…
