Cellular Brain Repair for Parkinson’s Disease: Is the Answer in the (Biomaterial) Matrix?
Join Eilís Dowd, PhD who will highlight her lab's recent data demonstrating that dopaminergic cell replacement in the Parkinsonian rodent brain, using both fetal and induced stem cell-derived cells, is enhanced when the cells are transplanted in a neurotrophin-enriched collagen hydrogel.
Compensatory Mechanisms in Parkinson’s Disease
Bas Bloem, MD will review compensatory mechanisms, including cerebral plasticity and behavioral adaptation, in persons with Parkinson's disease.
#ExpertAnswers: Louise Parr-Brownlie and Conor Underwood on Optogenetic Stimulation
Louise Parr-Brownlie and Conor Underwood discuss the impact of acute optogenetic stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson's disease in a rat model.
Optogenetic Stimulation for Parkinson’s Research: Recovering Movement in an Animal Model
Join Louise Parr-Brownlie, PhD and Conor Underwood, PhD for a review of implantable optogenetics to replace deep brain stimulation, a surgical procedure overview, and a discussion about the impact of acute optogenetic stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson's disease in a rat model.
#ExpertAnswers: Carl Petersen & Alexei Verkhratsky on Functional Neuroimaging
In this episode of Expert Answers, Dr. Carl Petersen and Alexei Verkhratsky discuss astrocyte-mediated homeostatic control of the central nervous system, and how optical and 2-photon microscopy can be used for functional neuroimaging.
The Brain as a Whole: Executive Neurons and Sustaining Homeostatic Glia
Carl Petersen and Alexei Verkhratsky share their research on homeostatic neuroglia and imaging of neuronal network function.
The Cutting Edge of Animal Behavioral Neuroscience
Since Dr. Ivan Pavlov studied dogs in the 19th century, behavioral science has come a very long way. Novel [...]
#ExpertAnswers: Charles Meshul, Carolanne Milligan, and Tom Hampton on Gait Analysis
Charles Meshul, Carolanne Milligan, and Tom Hampton discuss methodology, best practices, and techniques for identifying early and subtle quantitative physiological markers of strength, balance, and coordination in animal models of pain, CNS, neuromuscular, and neurodegenerative disorders.
Gait Analysis in Laboratory Animals: Studying Coordinated Movement and Associated Disorders
Experts present key concepts regarding how gait can be studied and its value as a research method for animal models of pain, CNS, neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders.
