Chronic Sleep Deprivation
Dr Carolyn Beebe Smith’s lab, at NIH, demonstrates a sleep deprivation technique known as gentle handling in mouse pups.
Cell-specific Calcium Signaling at the Tripartite Synapse
Dr. Thomas Gould’s lab, at University of Nevada, present a protocol to image calcium signaling in populations of individual cell types at the murine neuromuscular junction.
Egocentric View of Infants and Toddlers
Dr. Linda Smith’s lab, at Indiana University, present guiding principles for experiments in the home or laboratory to capture the egocentric view of toddlers and infants.
Networks of Coupled Astrocytes
Dr. Arlette Kolta’s lab, at Université de Montréal, describes a protocol to assess the size, shape and directionality of astrocytic networks.
Reward Anticipation and Processing
Dr. Leslie Carver’s lab, at UCSD, describes a protocol designed to measure reward anticipation and processing in young children with and without autism.
Visual Classical Conditioning in Wood Ants
Dr. J.E. Niven’s lab, at the University of Sussex, presents a protocol for the classical conditioning of harnessed ants that permits researchers to study visual learning and memory formation.
Neuropsychology
This Sci Ed collection presents multidisciplinary techniques in behavior.
Sensation and Perception
This Sci Ed collection delves into a variety of procedures to study how the brain processes our complex sensory world.
Biology II: Mouse, Zebrafish, and Chick
This Sci Ed collection features three vertebrate species commonly used in life sciences research.