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Biology

Exploring Cognitive Functions in Babies, Children & Adults with Near Infrared Spectroscopy
Mark H. Shalinsky 1, Iouila Kovelman 1, Melody S. Berens 2, Laura-Ann Petitto 2
1Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough

Here we describe a data collection and data analysis method for functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS), a novel non-invasive brain imaging system used in cognitive neuroscience, particularly in studying child brain development. This method provides a universal standard of data acquisition and analysis vital to data interpretation and scientific discovery.

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Neuroscience

A Procedure for Studying the Footshock-Induced Reinstatement of Cocaine Seeking in Laboratory Rats
David A. Kupferschmidt 1, Zenya J. Brown 1, Suzanne Erb 1
1Psychology, University of Toronto Scarborough

Animal models of relapse, known as reinstatement procedures, have been used extensively to study the role of stress in relapse to drug seeking. Here, we report on a method for inducing the reinstatement of cocaine seeking in laboratory rats via acute exposures to mild, intermittent electric footshock.

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