Blog Posts Tagged With Morris Water Maze

Why it doesn’t seem fair to prefer male mice in behavioral studies
10 Aug animal behavior research Research Methods

Why it doesn’t seem fair to prefer male mice in behavioral studies

Is it justified to use male mice only in behavioral studies, as many diseases affect men and women differently? This might be the most important argument to favor including female mice in certain studies.
How memory loss caused by diabetes was prevented in transgenic mice
13 Feb animal behavior research Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

How memory loss caused by diabetes was prevented in transgenic mice

Did you know that Alzheimer’s and diabetes are linked? Patients with diabetes have an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and patients with AD show impaired insulin function and glucose metabolism.
How environmental enrichment reduces the effects of stroke
01 Aug animal behavior research Social Behavior

How environmental enrichment reduces the effects of stroke

Some research requires animals to be studied in groups. For this it is very useful to have video tracking software that can automatically track the behavior of multiple animals simultaneously.
Mice with Alzheimer’s disease walk well but remember poorly
18 Jul animal behavior research Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Mice with Alzheimer’s disease walk well but remember poorly

A large number of genetically engineered mouse models are available to study different aspects of Alzheimer’s disease.
Circadian rhythmicity and other behavioral studies
09 Jul animal behavior research Research Methods

Circadian rhythmicity and other behavioral studies

Many labs use video tracking software to increase the efficiency of their research. In fact, EthoVision XT video tracking software has just reached an impressive milestone: 2000 sites worldwide.
Connects some dots - cognitive impairment and cranial radiation
22 Mar animal behavior research Social Behavior

Connects some dots - cognitive impairment and cranial radiation

On a yearly basis, an estimated 20.000 individuals are diagnosed with primary brain tumors in the United States alone. About ten times that number of patients will receive treatment for primary or metastatic brain cancer.
The search for autism models continues - why rats are important
04 Oct animal behavior research Autism Spectrum Disorders

The search for autism models continues - why rats are important

Autism (ASD) continues to be an important topic in scientific research. Although finding the actual cause of ASD is still years away, there have been several studies that point to a strong genetic component.
Three examples of swimming rats in traumatic brain injury research (TBI)
20 Jan animal behavior research Other (Animal)

Three examples of swimming rats in traumatic brain injury research (TBI)

The Morris water maze and EthoVision, a validated solution to investigate learning and memory in rats and mice.

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