Stimulating and Recording Neuronal Activity During Traditional fMRI, and the Benefits When Doing This at “Zero” Echo Time
Experts discuss electrical and optical-based techniques capable of stimulating and recording neuronal activity during fMRI, share examples using these tools to study neurovascular coupling, and introduce a method to acquire fMRI data at zero echo time and discuss the advantages over traditional fMRI technique.
Studying Epilepsy in Awake Head-Fixed Mice Using Microscopy, Electrophysiology, and Optogenetics
Experts discuss how microscopy, electrophysiology, and optogenetics are used to study microglial calcium signaling and epileptic networks in awake head-fixed mice.
Cravings and Weightlifting Squats – Technologies that Explore New Metabolic and Behavioral Research
Zhen Yan and Diego Bohórquez present case studies demonstrating the use of automated home cage phenotyping for preclinical obesity research.
Brain Circuits Driving Appetite
OBESITY SERIES 2020: Lora Heisler, PhD discusses the unique brain circuits that are controllers of body weight, reviews how our genes impact our waistline and explains how obesity medications leverage basic neurobiology to reduce hunger and decrease body weight.
Obesity Webinar Series 2020
A webinar series focused on late-breaking research and discovery relating to the physiological mechanisms of obesity-related disease.
Optogenetics Telemetry – Shining a Light on Long-Term Optogenetic Stimulation with Telemetry
Dr. Sarah-Jane Guild provides an introduction to optogenetics, discusses the advantages of implantable optogenetics telemetry and reviews data collection using the Kaha Sciences Optogenetics system.
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.
Single-Cell Electrophysiology and 2-Photon Imaging in Awake Mice with 2D-Locomotion Tracking
Scientists present case studies featuring single-cell electrophysiology and 2-photon microscopy in head-fixed, behaving mice.
Recording Neuronal Activity in Animal Models
A comprehensive overview of technology and methods for recording and analyzing extracellular action potentials, local field potentials and EEG in a variety of research models.
Making Optical and Electrophysiological Measurements in the Brain of Head-Fixed, Freely-Moving Rodents
The must-watch webinar for researchers interested in optical and electrophysiological recordings from the brain of head-fixed but otherwise freely moving rodents.
