Blog posts written by Christine Buske

Zebrafish tracking to uncover subtle effects of embryonic alcohol exposure
12 Feb animal behavior research Zebrafish Research

Zebrafish tracking to uncover subtle effects of embryonic alcohol exposure

Zebrafish are not the first species one might think of as being exposed to alcohol in their natural environment.
Tracking zebrafish in 3D
22 Nov animal behavior research Zebrafish Research

Tracking zebrafish in 3D

Recognizing the lack of hands-on education, Dr. Kalueff has started organizing zebrafish behavioral neuroscience and phenotyping workshops. The workshops ran just before and after the SfN annual meeting, October 2012.
Zebrafish and withdrawal
15 Mar animal behavior research Zebrafish Research

Zebrafish and withdrawal

Recent work done by Khor et al. (2011) looked at the effect of mitragynine on behavior in zebrafish going through withdrawal after chronic morphine exposure. The effects of Mitragynine on morphine-withdrawn zebrafish.
The search for robust fear inducing stimuli in zebrafish research
24 Feb animal behavior research Zebrafish Research

The search for robust fear inducing stimuli in zebrafish research

Zebrafish behavioral research has grown by leaps and bounds, and behavioral paradigms are being developed with the aim of better understanding mechanisms that might underlie aberrant behavioral phenotypes.
Zebrafish research: growing demands in South America
13 Feb animal behavior research Zebrafish Research

Zebrafish research: growing demands in South America

It was at the Society for Neuroscience last November that I was invited to speak at the second annual LAZEN meeting held last December in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Recent applications of locomotor and gait analysis
01 Dec animal behavior research Gait and Locomotion

Recent applications of locomotor and gait analysis

Stem cell research is a promising area of research for spinal cord injury. With 1,25 million individuals suffering from chronic spinal cord injury in the US alone, new treatment approaches are necessary.
Behavioral assays establish zebrafish in drug screening
26 Oct animal behavior research Zebrafish Research

Behavioral assays establish zebrafish in drug screening

Zebrafish are increasingly swimming into the view of large-scale drug screening projects. Behavioral screens can be used as a first-line detection tool for new drug effects, and their popularity continues to grow.