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Ocular Kinematics Measured by In Vitro Stimulation of the Cranial Nerves in the Turtle
 

Ocular Kinematics Measured by In Vitro Stimulation of the Cranial Nerves in the Turtle

Article DOI: 10.3791/56864 10:49 min June 2nd, 2018
June 2nd, 2018

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This protocol describes how to use an in vitro isolated turtle head preparation to measure the kinematics of their eye movements. After removal of the brain from the cranium, cranial nerves can be stimulated with currents to quantify rotations of the eye and changes in pupil sizes.

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Ocular Kinematics In Vitro Stimulation Cranial Nerves Turtle Electrophysiological Protocol Red-eared Slider Turtle Isolated Head Preparation Ocular-motor Field Vision Evolution In Turtles Gimbal Calibration Turtle Ringer Solution Dissection Dish Tissue Irrigation Four Degrees Celsius Dissection Microscope Dentary Bone Cranium Joint Scalpel Rongeurs Skin And Muscles Removal Dorsal And Lateral Regions Of The Cranium Vertebral Column Spinal Cord Snipping
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