Locomotor Activity: refinement, reduction and replicability ‘round the clock in animal studies
A growing body of evidence suggests that Home Cage Monitoring studies are becoming key tools for in vivo animal research for three main reasons: reduction in animal distress thereby increasing welfare, minimization of biases (wanted and unwanted), and increased reproducibility of data.
Measuring Visual Acuity and Contrast Sensitivity by Optomotor Reflex in Rodents
Experts discuss case studies and experimental data from various applications using a newly developed automated system to measure vision based on the optomotor reflex.
How to Synchronize Participant Video With Physiology Data
An essential webinar for scientists interested in recording synchronized video with physiological measurements in human or animal research applications.
#ExpertAnswers: Bruce O’Hara on Studying Sleep in Rodents
Bruce O’Hara discusses a non-invasive method for studying sleep in rodents.
Noninvasive, Automated Measurement of Sleep, Wake and Breathing in Rodents
This webinar highlights a noninvasive method for studying sleep in rodents. Topics covered include 3Rs, user experience, automation and data analysis.
#ExpertAnswers: Michael Kinder on Startle Systems
Michael Kinder discusses the underlying technologies used in startle systems.
Advancements in Modern Startle Response Systems
An essential webinar for all scientists interested in startle response research -- Michael Kinder provides insight on the underlying technologies used in startle systems and explains what researchers should know about sensor capabilities and limitations and how that knowledge can help create effective protocols, address calibration and properly analyze data.
#ExpertAnswers: Will Redfern and Sara Wells on Monitoring Rodents
Will Redfern and Sara Wells discuss 24/7 monitoring of group-housed rodents in true IVC racked home cage environments for safety pharmacology and phenotyping applications.
24/7 Automated Behavior Tracking for Rodent Safety Pharmacology and Phenotyping
Dr. Will Redfern of AstraZeneca and Dr. Sara Wells of MRC Harwell discuss 24/7 monitoring of group-housed rodents in their true IVC racked home cage environment for safety pharmacology and phenotyping applications.
#ExpertAnswers: John Lighton on the Circadian Rhythms of Food Intake
John Lighton discusses the relevance of gustatory signals, specifically micro-intake events, and how to measure their outcome.
Circadian Rhythms of Food Intake: Are You Seeing The Whole Picture?
Dr. John Lighton, PhD and InsideScientific discuss the importance of metabolism and its relation to behavioral studies in the mouse model.
#ExpertAnswers: David Wolfer, Ewelina Knapska, and Holger Russig on Rodent Behaviour
Ewelina Knapska, David Wolfer, and Holger Russig dicuss high-throughput cognition testing of rodents within their social environment.
How to Investigate Behavior and Cognitive Abilities of Individual Rodents in a Social Group
Doctors Ewelina Knapska, David Wolfer, and Holger Russig provide insights into high-throughput cognition testing of individual rodents within their social environment