Successful Modification of a Rodent Surgical Procedure and Device for Vascular Access in Minipigs (Vascular Access Button)
Adrian Zeltner discusses the innovative use of the Rat Vascular Access Button in Göttingen Minipigs to streamline blood sampling and infusion.
#ExpertAnswers: Connar Westgate on Intracranial Pressure Measurements
Connar Westgate discusses his research involving intracranial pressure measurements and the importance of understanding this physiological parameter for maintaining normal central nervous system function.
Are They Born This Way? Beat Synchronization in Rats in Response to Lady Gaga, Mozart, and More
Recently, Ito et al. sought to understand beat synchronization in rats and how it compares to humans, which has not been reported to date. In this blog post, we review their findings and how they contribute to our understanding of cross-species beat synchronization.
Understanding Intracranial Pressure in Freely Moving Rats
Join Connar Westgate, PhD for a deep dive into intracranial pressure measurements and the importance of understanding this physiological parameter for maintaining normal CNS function.
Passive Avoidance Response in Rats: Effects of Handling and Novel Object Recognition
Storing aversive memories is important to survival, but learned avoidance responses decrease over time without reinforcement. Since little is known about the mechanisms behind this process, Bengoetxea de Tena et al. evaluated how naive rats respond to a learning and memory task under fear conditions in a recently published study, which we review in this blog post.
Functional Ultrasound: Pushing the Boundaries of Neuroimaging
Although ultrasound has been used clinically for decades, advances in its temporal and spatial resolution have opened the door for its use in neuroscience research. In this blog post, we review a very recent and outstanding example of functional ultrasound neuroimaging published in Nature Methods in 2022 (featured image © 2022 Renaudin et al., licensed under CC BY 4.0).
#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.
WEBINAR REVIEW: Advanced Telemetry: Animal welfare, flexibility and new applications in animal research
An informative webinar on cardiovascular and behavioral applications, study design and data analysis using stellar telemetry. Presenters: Dr. Linda Hayward, Dr. Harm Knot, Tom Delahanty and Frazer Findlay...
