Does anyone have experience with the new touchscreen rodent chambers?

More Benedict C. Albensi's questions See All

Anyone have NFkB p50 subunit KO mice?

Our colony was used up and we need to start a new one. Jackson labs is currently out of live mice.

11 December 2013 4,140 2 View

How to repeat an operation on an atom selection for multiple times in PyMol?

Hi, I am trying to construct a multi-layer fibril structure from a single layer in PyMol by translating the layer along the fibril axis. For now, I am able to use the Translate command in PyMol...

02 March 2021 4,569 4 View

What analysis to choose with a large neste dataset and clearly skewed or kurtotic distributions?

Hello! I have a dataset of n=3000 nested within 8 countries with approximately 200 or 400 responses in each country. I originally planned to perform multilevel modelling with 4 dependent variables...

02 March 2021 6,865 1 View

New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before?

Question to you and THEM, the New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before? There appears to be a core problem for...

02 March 2021 3,024 2 View

Can Ethovision store the generated data and video recordings directly to NAS system?

The size of data generated by Ethovision is huge. Having NAS system for data storage seems to be a good option, I am wondering whether Ethovision can directly store the data to the NAS system...

27 February 2021 6,350 2 View

How to plot the probability paper of Gumbel distribution using R programing?

In R-studio, there are many commands of Gumbel package. Arguments are also different. I`m asking about the alpha parameter of the Copula which must be greater than 1. If this is the one used to...

25 February 2021 5,229 3 View

What are the patterns of human behavior that lead to COVID-19 infections?

Does data from contact tracing help in establishing patterns of behavior and social interactions that lead to infections? There are cases here in the Philippines where patients have no travel...

25 February 2021 9,002 13 View

Inpatient DBT to reduce parasuicidal behaviour?

Currently trying to obtain as many pieces of research as possible for my dissertation around the implementation of DBT within the inpatient unit for those with a diagnosis of BPD. Primarily...

23 February 2021 5,654 2 View

Are there methods for automatically mapping floodplains, fans and terraces?

I want to map these river geoforms with as little subjectivity as possible. I have a high resolution DEM generated by drone data.

22 February 2021 7,800 3 View

Do I need to introduce HFD to ob/ob mice to obtain a T2DM model?

I am planning to work on T2 diabetic animals and check the efficacy of probiotics. My initial plan is to fed B6 animals with HFD for a while. But now, I have the chance to work on ob/ob mice. My...

18 February 2021 6,896 3 View

What are the options for global scale hydrology DEM?

Hello, I am working on a global scale hydrology GIS project delineating global watersheds and doing some data analysis. I have in the past used hydro1K from the USGS that cover the entire world....

18 February 2021 5,109 5 View

s. Béatrice Marianne Ewalds-Kvist

Dear Benedict,

I registered my animals by hand in an old-fashion open field, obviously there was no money for this kind of research. However, I compared different kinds of recording methods and found that some record part-body movements you would not necessarily want to have recorded. I suppose the same could happen with a touch screen devise. Nevertheless, I found a paper were they used a touch screen and this is perhaps helpful to you:

Article The NEWMEDS rodent touchscreen test battery for cognition re...

Martha Hvoslef-Eide

I've worked with the Campden touchscreens for years and would be happy to answer any questions you might have. Get in touch if you're still looking for input on this.

All the best ,

Martha