Neuroscience Behavior Phenotyping and Pharmacology Core
Recent years have seen a vast increase in the generation of transgenic and knockout mouse lines, including those that model disease processes. Scientists need to be able to probe complex behavioral and cognitive issues in these mice, yet few laboratories (even those that generate mouse mutants in large numbers) are equipped to assess in detail behavioral changes. Additionally, even well established rat models of neurologic disease or injury have not always been well characterized in terms of reproducible behavioral outcomes. This facility provides expertise and equipment to analyze mouse and rat behavior in ways that have great promise in identifying novel neural substrates for the regulation of complex cognitive, emotional, perceptual, and sensory-motor behaviors.
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