#ExpertAnswers - an InsideScientific Podcast

John Cockroft and Coleman Bessert discuss biomechanics, specifically kinematics, kinetics and neuromuscular activation.

José Gadea discusses the use of implantable pumps as an alternative to serial injections when administering compounds to laboratory animals.

Brian Roche and Jason Payseur discuss how to integrate hemodynamic, respiratory and neurological measurements to study multiple biological systems simultaneously while benefiting from more efficient data collection and workflow in the laboratory.

Mads Kjølby and Niels Wellner discuss the latest technology and best practices for studying food and water intake as well as feeding kinetics of group-housed rodents in their home cage.

Experts discuss the fundamentals of fNIRS and present research capabilities enabled through the integration of optical brain imaging technology and physiological recording systems.

Julie Gill and Matt Croxall discuss the methodology and best practices of Bussey-Saksida Touchscreen Systems used for the cognitive evaluation of rodents.

Charles Vorhees and Jason Adair discuss best-practices and prescribed techniques for Acoustic, Tactile and PPI (Pre-Pulse Inhibition) paradigms for startle reflex testing in rodents.

Seth Hays and Drew Sloan discuss quantitative measurements with automated, high-throughput systems in rodent models.

Róbert Kovács discusses novel methods for quantitative characterization of zebrafish social interactions and locomotor activity.

Éric Thorin discusses flow-induced dilation in isolated blood vessels using pressure myography.

Peter Lundh von Leithner discusses the application of electroretinography in rodent in vivo research studies as a method to better understand and characterize eye function.

Meike Mischo, Frazer Findlay and Arnd Rose discuss gaze behavior measurements with physiological monitoring in both screen-based and interactive, mobile applications.

Henry Holzgrefe and Belal A. Mohamed discuss arrhythmia detection and improving data analysis in the preclinical research setting.

Robert Doyle discusses novel drug delivery methods for basic research, drug discovery and development.

Jacqueline Phillips and Fina McBryde discuss telemetry measurements in rat models of cardiovascular integrative physiology and neurophysiological research.

Christian Schnell discusses novel drug delivery methods for basic research and novel infusion technologies.

Dr. Jim Georgakopoulos discusses the parameters of ventricular pressure-volume catheter calibration.

Ralf Dechend and Christian Schnell discuss collecting a complete glucose profile via implantable telemetry.

Chris Lloyd discusses the application of automated video tracking in behavior studies.

Rob Grange and Mathew Borkowski discuss the characterization of complete muscle function by combining, lengthening, shortening and isotonic contraction tests with traditional isometric twitch and tetanus measurements.

Timothy Hacker and Filip Konecny discuss best practices and methods for accurate and repeatable collection of pressure volume data in large animal models of cardiac dysfunction and heart disease.

Charles Meshul,  Carolanne Milligan, and Tom Hampton discuss methodology, best practices, and techniques for identifying early and subtle quantitative physiological markers of strength, balance, and coordination in animal models of pain, CNS, neuromuscular, and neurodegenerative disorders.

Yan Gong discusses creating a reproducible laser-induced Choroidal Neovascularization in mice using image-guided laser photocoagulation.

John Lighton and Jennifer Teske discuss the relevance of high-bandwidth metabolic measurement synchronized with intake and other behavioral data.

Anilkumar K. Reddy and Graham Sattler discuss new research possibilities and advantages that a recently released telemetry system brings to mouse, rat and other small animal researchers.