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Optics presents an important opportunity for sleep research as it offers a way of investigating sleep without some of the limitations and challenges related to other methods. To commemorate World Sleep Day, AZoOptics looks at the history of sleep studies and the use of optics to help improve our understanding.
New research has sought to develop an automated analysis program to optimize behavioral monitoring of non-human primates.
E-Mail IMAGE: University of Illinois researchers have published updated, high-resolution pig brain atlases for young and adolescent animals. The atlases are a crucial component in biomedical research, especially related to infant brain... view more Credit: University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. - When scientists need to understand the effects of new infant formula ingredients on brain development, it's rarely possible for them to carry out initial safety studies with human subjects. After all, few parents are willing to han...
Deep learning method for gesture tracking and neural activity segmentation in mice In order to find a causal relationship between neural activity and physical activities, neuroscientists usually record animals' behavior and their brain activity in a controlled environment. Then they manually annotate the behavioral/physical activity and neural activity data. It is an inefficient, time-consuming process that is subjective and conducive to human error, as it depends on who is recording the observations and therefore is not reproducible. In recent years, there has been a growing trend toward aut...
Analyzing Neuroimmune Cell Populations Using Flow Cytometry The interaction between cells in the central nervous system and immune cells are key in neuroinflammation, and play a role in the survival of neurons during neuropathology. Flow cytometry is a technique that enables the separation of cells from a mixed population. Image Credit: mh_enders / Shutterstock.com By using a digestion protocol, researchers were able to optimize the yield of these cells which could then be analyzed by flow cytometry and allow for both neural cells and leukocytes. How do you study neuroimmune cells? Studies ha...