JoVE Monthly Highlights: March 2019

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Light-sheet Imaging to Reveal Cardiac Structure in Rodent Hearts

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The protocol utilizes advanced light-sheet microscopy along with adapted tissue clearing methods to investigate intricate cardiac structures in rodent hearts, holding great potential for the understanding of cardiac morphogenesis and remodeling.

Driving Under the Influence: How Music Listening Affects Driving Behaviors

Jordan Navarro1,2, François Osiurak1,2, Vivien Gaujoux1, Marie Claude Ouimet3, Emanuelle Reynaud1
1Laboratoire d'Etude des Mécanismes Cognitifs (EA 3082), University Lyon 2, 2Institut Universitaire de France, 3Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke

Here, we present a protocol to assess driving behaviors while following a vehicle in a simulated driving environment. The presented protocol is used to compare the impact of different auditory backgrounds on driving behaviors.

Light-driven Molecular Motors on Surfaces for Single Molecular Imaging

Jiawen Chen1, Jérôme Vachon1, Ben L. Feringa1
1Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen

The manuscript describes how to synthesize and graft a molecular motor on surfaces for single molecular imaging.

Using Facial Electromyography to Assess Facial Muscle Reactions to Experienced and Observed Affective Touch in Humans

Anbjørn Ree1, India Morrison2, Håkan Olausson2, Uta Sailer1, Markus Heilig2, Leah M. Mayo2
1Department of Behavioral Sciences in Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 2Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University

We describe a protocol to assess facial muscle activity in response to experienced and observed tactile stimulation using facial electromyography.

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