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Animal Models of Pain
October 17, 2017
Pain Pain is a physiological and emotional response to a noxious stimulus. Pain receptors (nociceptors) throughout the body convey sensation from mechanical…
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Mouse Models
October 10, 2017
Disabilities occupy a wide spectrum of types and form. Not being able to see, hear, walk, and talk are all heavy burdens to the affected and his or her…
Maze Basics: Conditioned Place Preference
October 5, 2017
The conditioned place preference chamber is a paradigm widely used to explore the effects of natural and pharmacological stimuli, taking advantage of learned…
Does Estrous Cycle Affect Behavioral Testing Results in Mice?
September 25, 2017
With the recent NIH requirement to include female subjects in biomedical research, you may be wondering how this will complicate your experiments. Adding a…
The Right Night Light: Optimizing Conditions for Behavioral Testing During the Dark Phase
September 25, 2017
Imagine someone woke you up in the middle of the night and asked you to take an exam, go for a drive in a new town, or meet a group of new colleagues. How do…
The Mouse Nose Knows: Cleaning The Behavioral Testing Apparatus
September 25, 2017
A common question asked by behavioral researchers is how to clean the testing apparatus in between subjects and at the conclusion of an experiment. Maybe you…
Can Different People Administer Behavioral Tests in a Single Experiment?
September 24, 2017
Behavioral testing can be incredibly time consuming, sometimes continuing for weeks at a time without a single day off. In this circumstance, it might be…
The Link Between Food and Mood: Are Behavioral Tests Sensitive to an Animal’s diet?
September 23, 2017
From stressing the importance of breakfast before class to encouraging the right intake of vitamins, we’ve all heard about how our diet can affect our mood,…
The Influence of Animal Age in Behavioral Testing
September 23, 2017
Age has a strong influence on our behavior. Just look around the next time you are at the grocery store: a toddler is flailing on the ground in a temper…
A Guide to Testing Zebrafish Behavior
September 16, 2017
A transgenic zebrafish embryo in which GFP is conditionally expressed in radial glial cells. [Brion et al., 2012].
