Difference between revisions of "Animal Behavior Guide"
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| + | == Experimental Timeline == | ||
| + | Plan you experiments schedule accordingly. Here is a typical timeline for getting mice ready for experiments in freely moving mice. | ||
| + | -Week 1: virus injection surgery | ||
| + | -Week 2: GRIN lens implant surgery | ||
| + | -Week 3: recovery | ||
| + | -Week 4: base plate surgery + acclimation to experimenters/handling | ||
| + | -Week 5: habituation to wearing miniscopes & setting imaging focal plane | ||
| + | -Week 6: begin experiment! | ||
Revision as of 14:27, 8 January 2016
Here are some tips to for using the miniscopes to run experiments on freely moving mice.
Experimental Timeline
Plan you experiments schedule accordingly. Here is a typical timeline for getting mice ready for experiments in freely moving mice.
-Week 1: virus injection surgery -Week 2: GRIN lens implant surgery -Week 3: recovery -Week 4: base plate surgery + acclimation to experimenters/handling -Week 5: habituation to wearing miniscopes & setting imaging focal plane -Week 6: begin experiment!
