Blog posts tagged with phenotyper

User Meeting: exploring external data integration
13 Aug animal behavior research Other (Animal)

User Meeting: exploring external data integration

A few months ago, we organized our very first User Meeting about EthoVision XT and external data integration! The meeting included interesting talks, discussions, and demonstrations with a diverse group of participants.
The ultimate list of neuroscience lab software tools
08 Feb animal behavior research Research Methods

The ultimate list of neuroscience lab software tools

Are you interested in starting a new lab, or perhaps in updating your current lab to its maximum potential? If so, this list of ultimate neuroscience software tools is the place to begin.
Into the lab: how to monitor rat social behavior
26 Nov animal behavior research Social Behavior

Into the lab: how to monitor rat social behavior

Including social behavior as part of a phenotypic screen has important benefits and eventually leads to better translational value of rodent models.
How to characterize behavioral phenotypes in a behavioral analysis facility
27 Jul animal behavior research Anxiety, Depression and Fear

How to characterize behavioral phenotypes in a behavioral analysis facility

Introducing the Behavioral Analysis Facility. Researchers evaluate the behavioral and functional activities of new pharmacological drugs using diverse functional tests. Learn more about their recent projects.
Towards automated homecage monitoring of group housed rats
08 Jun animal behavior research Social Behavior

Towards automated homecage monitoring of group housed rats

Rodent social behavior is important in research on neuropsychiatric disorders, but major limitations hamper progress.
Discrimination learning without human intervention or food restriction
15 Dec animal behavior research Other (Animal)

Discrimination learning without human intervention or food restriction

Sylics recently introduced CognitionWall, a new paradigm for discrimination learning in the home cage that avoids the necessity for food restriction and handling in learning tests.
Mice in the spotlight: why you should perform your tests in a home cage
06 Aug animal behavior research Research Methods

Mice in the spotlight: why you should perform your tests in a home cage

Mouse models are essential for neuroscience research. Many tests are susceptible to bias. Home cage testing provides a number of solutions.
Side effects of L-DOPA investigated in parkinsonian rats
16 Feb animal behavior research Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Side effects of L-DOPA investigated in parkinsonian rats

These studies specifically investigate the long-term effects of L-DOPA or levopoda, a common clinical treatment for Parkinson's disease, with which many patients struggle.
A high-throughput method to screen natural behavior of mice
13 Nov animal behavior research Social Behavior

A high-throughput method to screen natural behavior of mice

Traditional standard tests with rats or mice are carried out immediately after human interference. Therefore, the behavior of the animals may not be natural and spontaneous.
6 things you must consider to improve your open field testing
12 Jun animal behavior research Research Methods

6 things you must consider to improve your open field testing

Here are six recommendations the authors list to improve the translational and predictive value of behavioral readouts.

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