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Measurement of Cranial Bone Mobility. S. Richard Heisey, Sc.D., Thomas Adams, Ph.D., April 1992., Vol. 31 "Lateral rotational movement of the parietal bones, relative to the saggital suture, was measured with the isotonic measuring device shown in...." An article giving their direct quantitative evidence that the parietal bones in the anesthetized cat move both laterally and rotationally in reference to the saggital suture which joins them on the dorsal surface of the skull. |
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An Easily Fabricated Electrode Holder for Voltammetric & Electrophysiological Recordings from Awake, Behaving Rats. R. Christopher Pierce, B.A., Zhongrui Wang, M.S., Byron A. Heidenreich, B.S., Paul E. Langley, George V. Rebec, Ph.D., September, 1992., Vol. 32 "The design of our electrode holder is based on the luer-lock coupling between syringes and needles." An article on the design and fabrication in their laboratory of a device for voltammetric and single-unit recordings from the neostraitum of freely-moving rats. |
Construction of a Microelectrode Probe Device for Interfacing with the Nervous System. Michael F. Zanakis, Ph.D., Brian Hallas, Ph.D., H.S. Yoon, Ph.D., Rosanne Cebelenski, B.S., Michael R. Wells, Ph.D., Dec. 1992., Vol. 33 "The primary goals of present study were to establish the ability of the MEC system to detect spontaneous activity of test cells..." A treatise on the construction of a Microelectrode Probe for interfacing with the nervous system. |
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Eyeblink Conditioning in the Restrained Rat: A Novel Preparation. Nestor A. Schmajuk, Ph.D., Beth A. Christiansen, M.S., March, 1993., Vol. 34 "Although possibly the most common experimental subject, the rat has rarely been used eyeblink conditioning procedures." An article about the techniques for measuring eyeblink responses in laboratory rats. |
Technique for the Cannulation of the Lateral Ventricle of the Brain in Swine. |
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Chronic Head Restraint Procedures in the Cat and Rat. James G. McElligott, Ph.D., Tom J. Parry, Ph.D., October, 1993., Vol. 36 "There are many studies where it is desirable to perform experiments in the unanesthetized animal." This article describes the basic procedure involved preparing the cat for attachment of a head block implant onto its skull. |
| Technique for Insertion of a Push-Pull Cannula Within the Anterior Pituitary Gland in the Pig. Richard Barb, Ph.D., Steven Leshin, Ph.D., Robert R. Kraeling, Ph.D., January, 1994., Vol. 37 "Identifying specific components of the central nervous system which modulate pituitary hormone secretions has been the subject..." This report describes a reliable method to insert a push-pull cannula (PPC) into the anterior pituitary gland of the pig using stereotaxic techniques. |
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Clarence Luther Herrick on the Organization of the Motor Cortex. Duane E. Haines, Ph.D., April, 1994., Vol. 38 "In 1889-90 the young energetic chairman of the Biology Department at the University of Cincinnati was facing a delimma." An historical look at Clarence Luther Herrick and his work with the Motor Cortex. |
Measurements of Turtle Head and Semicircular Canal Orientation using a Modified Small Animal Stereotaxic Device. Alan M. Brichta, Ph.D., June, 1994., Vol. 39 "The vestibular system detects and encodes changes in angular and linear accelerations of th head." A brief summary of a study conducted at the University of Chicago to determine canal orientation in awake, resting turtles. |
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Multichannel Extracelluar Recording Techniques. Craig Weiss, Ph.D., John F. Disterhoft, Ph.D., October 1994 ., Vol. 40 "Classical extracellular single cell recording has relied greatly on the use of single microelectrodes and simple window discriminators ." In this review some of the techniques used by the Northwest University of Chicago's Department of Cell and Molecular Biology are discussed. |
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