University of Minnesota Duluth

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Behavior

Central and Divided Visual Field Presentation of Emotional Images to Measure Hemispheric Differences in Motivated Attention

Aminda J. O'Hare¹, Ruth Ann Atchley², Keith M. Young³

¹Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, ²Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, ³Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota Duluth

This study compared central versus divided visual field presentations of emotional images to assess differences in motivated attention between the two hemispheres. The late positive potential (LPP) was recorded using electroencephalography (EEG) and event-related potentials (ERPs) methodologies to assess motivated attention.

Genetics

Demonstration of the Sequence Alignment to Predict Across Species Susceptibility Tool for Rapid Assessment of Protein Conservation

Sara M. F. Vliet¹, Monique Hazemi², Donovan Blatz², Marissa Jensen³, Sally Mayasich⁴, Thomas R. Transue⁵, Cody Simmons⁵, Audrey Wilkinson⁵, Carlie A. LaLone⁶

¹Office of Research and Development, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Scientific Computing and Data Curation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ²Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, ³Swenson College of Science and Engineering, Department of Biology, University of Minnesota Duluth, ⁴University of Wisconsin-Madison Aquatic Sciences Center, ⁵General Dynamics Information Technology, Research Triangle Park, ⁶Office of Research and Development, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Here, we present a protocol to utilize the latest version of the US Environmental Protection Agency Sequence Alignment to Predict Across Species Susceptibility (SeqAPASS) tool. This protocol demonstrates the application of the online tool to rapidly analyze protein conservation and provide customizable and easily interpretable predictions of chemical susceptibility across species.