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Photographic and Darkroom Techniques in Neurophysiology. Robert M. Julian, Ph.D., December, 1973., Vol. 1 "Utilizing any of these techniques, one will eventually have to photograph records from the CRT." Concentrates on the techniques and processes for photographing data from CRT's and the handling of exposed film within a darkroom.

Perfusion Techniques. Sheldon B. Sparber, Ph.D., October 1975., Vol. 2 "This short description outlines the construction of our cannulas, the per-fusion system we find most reliable , and one method of analyzing per-fusate for the catecholamines and their metabolites after each pulse labeling brain with trace dose of transmitter or continuous perfusion of brain with a solution containing trace quantities of these substances." Perfusion techniques of the Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneaplois.

Electrochemical Techniques Applied to Brain Chemistry. Ralph N. Adams, December, 1976., Vol. 3 "Ralph N. Adams is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Kansas. His training in electroanalytical chemistry was with the late N. Howell Furman at Princeton in the early 1950s." This article presents Electrochemical methods to problems in neuropharmacology and neurophysiology in th hopes that they will interest workers in these fields.

Rabbit Stereotaxic Techniques. Michael M. Patterson, Ph.D., October, 1977., Vol. 4 "The rabbit is a very useful laboratory animal for various behavorial and neurophysiological studies." This article describes the techniques for using the David Kopf Instruments Model 1240 Rabbit Adaptor Stereotaxic Head Holder, and the Model 1244 Rabbit Alignment Tool.

Averagers. H.J. Spencer, Ph.D., October, 1978., Vol. 5 "What is and Averager? Essentially an averager is an instrument designed for real time extraction of repetitive stimulus-locked signals from extraneous 'noise'..." H.J. Spencer, Ph.D., Department of Biology, University of Wollongong, Australia.

Cat Restraint Techniques. Joseph E. Steinmetz, M.A., Anthony G. Romano, M.S., & Michael Patterson, Ph.D., October, 1980., Vol. 6 "...the cat has long been a favorite subject for neurophysiological and various sensory studies..." An article about cat restraint techniques using a variety of stereotaxic instruments.

Fine Tuning Stereotaxic Surgery. Dennis L. Glanzman, Ph.D. and Phillip S. Lassiter, M.S., October, 1981., Vol. 7 "A common problem encountered by investigators utilizing stereotaxic placement of electrodes, micropipettes, and syringe needles into central nervous system..." This article explains how a simple inexpensive addition to the standard David Kopf Instruments Model 900 rat headholder corrects these problems.

Reliable and Repeatable Micro-injections Via Stereotaxic Procedure. Charles E. Olmstead, Ph.D., March, 1983., Vol. 8 "PRECISE INJECTION via stereotaxic procedures is a prerequistite of current neuroanatomical techniques ." This article describes the techniques for using the David Kopf Instruments Model 5000 Microinjection Unit.

A Stereotaxic Modification for Retinal Neurophysiology. Michael H. Rowe, Ph.D., June, 1983., Vol. 9 "The vertebrate retina is in effect an anatomically isolated compartment of the central nervous system which has been a popular subject of neuroanatomical study for over 100 years." An article explaining the use of two accessories of David Kopf Instruments, Model 875 Optical Investigation Unit and Model 866 Off-set Raised Ear Bars.

The Application of Stereotaxic Procedures to Reptiles. Robert S. Tarr, Ph.D., November, 1983., Vol. 10 "In the past ten years the number of neuroscience studies utilizing reptiles has increased dramatically." An article using the Iguana as a subject for stereotaxic investigation.