Illinois Wesleyan University

3 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Behavior

Compensatory Limb Use and Behavioral Assessment of Motor Skill Learning Following Sensorimotor Cortex Injury in a Mouse Model of Ischemic Stroke

Abigail L. Kerr¹, Kelly A. Tennant²

¹Psychology Department, Illinois Wesleyan University, ²Division of Medical Sciences, University of Victoria

Mouse models have become increasingly popular in studies of behavioral neuroscience. As models advance, it is important to develop sensitive behavioral measures specific to the mouse. This protocol describes the Pasta Matrix Reaching Task, which is a skilled motor task for use in mouse models of stroke.

JoVE Journal

Measuring Neural and Behavioral Activity During Ongoing Computerized Social Interactions: An Examination of Event-Related Brain Potentials

Jason R. Themanson¹

¹Psychology Department, Illinois Wesleyan University

Research on social exclusion has grown tremendously in recent years. As the field expands, it is imperative to develop sophisticated methodologies allowing for the simultaneous measurement of neural and behavioral outcomes during social exclusion. This protocol utilizes event-related brain potentials to record ongoing neural activity during computerized social interactions.

Developmental Biology

Investigating Scarless Tissue Regeneration in Embryonic Wounded Chick Corneas

Manish Pathuri¹, James Spurlin III², Peter Lwigale², Tyler Schwend¹

¹Department of Biology, Illinois Wesleyan University, ²Department of Biosciences, Rice University

The present protocol demonstrates the different steps involved in wounding the cornea of an embryonic chick in ovo. The regenerating or fully restored corneas can be analyzed for regenerative potential using various cellular and molecular techniques following the wounding procedure.