Dnepropetrovsk State University 2 articles published in JoVE Neuroscience A Metric Test for Assessing Spatial Working Memory in Adult Rats Following Traumatic Brain Injury Dmitry Frank*1, Benjamin F. Gruenbaum*2, Israel Melamed3, Julia Grinshpun1, Yair Benjamin1, Ievgeni Vzhetson1, Nadia Kravchenko4, Michael Dubilet1, Matthew Boyko*1, Alexander Zlotnik*1 1Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 2Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 3Department of Neurosurgery, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 4Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Ecology and Medicine, Dnepropetrovsk State University Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is commonly associated with memory impairment. Here, we present a protocol to assess spatial working memory after TBI via a metric task. A metric test is a useful tool to study spatial working memory impairment after TBI. Neuroscience Measuring Post-Stroke Cerebral Edema, Infarct Zone and Blood-Brain Barrier Breakdown in a Single Set of Rodent Brain Samples Dmitry Frank*1, Benjamin F. Gruenbaum*2, Julia Grinshpun1, Israel Melamed3, Olena Severynovska4, Ruslan Kuts1, Michael Semyonov1, Evgeni Brotfain1, Alexander Zlotnik1, Matthew Boyko1 1Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 2Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 3Department of Neurosurgery, Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 4Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Ecology and Medicine, Dnepropetrovsk State University This protocol describes a novel technique of measuring the three most important parameters of ischemic brain injury on the same set of rodent brain samples. Using only one brain sample is highly advantageous in terms of ethical and economic costs.