Blog posts tagged with motor performance

A 5-HT1A agonist and NMDA antagonist against Parkinson’s disease
03 Aug animal behavior research Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

A 5-HT1A agonist and NMDA antagonist against Parkinson’s disease

Reducing side effects of L-Dopa with 5-HT1A receptor agonists can improve motor activity in a Parkinson’s disease model when combined with NMDA antagonists.
A new sensory and motor scale for the CIA arthritis mouse model
24 Nov animal behavior research Gait and Locomotion

A new sensory and motor scale for the CIA arthritis mouse model

Dr. Bonnefont and her colleagues at IRMB in France just recently proposed a new ArthriSM scale to predict motor and sensory functional deficits in arthritis mouse model. Read more about it in her blog post!
Assessing motor outcome in rats with peripheral nerve injury
08 Apr animal behavior research Gait and Locomotion

Assessing motor outcome in rats with peripheral nerve injury

At LBI Trauma, CatWalk XT is one of the most important tools to evaluate functional recovery in different animal models. Read more about what they found to be key factors when studying motor performance in rats with femoral nerve injury.
Traumatic Brain Injury: effects on the brain and motor coordination
11 Mar animal behavior research Gait and Locomotion

Traumatic Brain Injury: effects on the brain and motor coordination

Do you think of wearing a helmet while skiing, cycling or horseback riding? Read more about how the brain is affected after the head injury and how you can examine locomotion in a mouse model with TBI.
Testing motor coordination in a mouse model with muscular dystrophy
19 Feb animal behavior research Gait and Locomotion

Testing motor coordination in a mouse model with muscular dystrophy

Muscular Dystrophy is a broad group of diseases recognized by the loss of muscle mass and strenght. Researchers tried to discover if gene therapy strategies can help with reducing symptoms.
Walking the ladder: testing the cellular source of motor functioning in mice
11 Sep animal behavior research Other (Animal)

Walking the ladder: testing the cellular source of motor functioning in mice

The cerebellum, our “little brain”, is all about motor control; more specifically, it’s about coordination, precision, and timing.