Blog posts tagged with seizure behavior

The challenges of measuring epilepsy in rodents
30 Mar animal behavior research Other (Animal)

The challenges of measuring epilepsy in rodents

EEG on freely moving rats? It's possible in the PhenoTyper. This was necessary to measure if delivering drugs directly to the brain could help epilepsy patients.
Non-invasive home cage testing of epilepsy in mice
13 Mar animal behavior research Other (Animal)

Non-invasive home cage testing of epilepsy in mice

Epilepsy is more than seizures; behavioral changes that occur in between seizures are rarely assessed. A new home cage study from the Baylor College of Medicine aims to change this.
Serotonin and social skills: how adult mice differ from juveniles
07 Jan animal behavior research Social Behavior

Serotonin and social skills: how adult mice differ from juveniles

Serotonin is a busy neurotransmitter, influencing processes as memory, mood, emotion, appetite, and sexuality. A prime role for this neurotransmitter is social behavior, across a variety of species; humans, rodents, primates.