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  electrophysiology Visually Guided Whole-Cell Patch-Clamp Electrophysiology

Molecular Devices Multiclamp 700B Amplifier and accompanying head stages
Molecular Devices Digidata 1440A Interface
PClamp 10.0 software
Leica DM LFSA upright microscope with DIC optics and GFP fluorescence
DAGE analog IR camera system
TMC 63-531 vibration isolating laboratory table
Sutter Instruments MP 285 micromanipulator
Dell Optiplex GX620 Computer
Siskiyou stage and Recording chamber from Warner Instruments
Faraday Cage
Heating Supply
P-97 Flaming/Brown micropipette puller. 

 
  wet lab Fully Equipped Wet Lab

Nissl Staining
Immunohistochemistry
In Situ Hybridization
Leica VT1000s vibrotome
Wescor Vapro Osmometer
Ohaus Explorer Balance
Accumet PH Meter
Computers
Equipment for stereotaxic surgery and intra-cranial injection of drugs
dH2O supply
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  behavior Behavioral Testing Rooms

Shuttleboxes for Active and Passive Avoidance (Med Associates)
Learned Helplessness Triadic Design Wheel-Turn Boxes (Med Associates)
Five Hole Nose Poke Wall Test Boxes (Med Associates)
Social Interaction and open field Test Chambers
Elevated Plus Maze
plus maze
Our plus maze
     
   
  Shared Equipment in the Biobehavioral Wing of the Department of Psychology
  radial Radial Arm Maze (Med Associates)
  wheels Rat Running Wheels (Med Associates)
  cryostat Cryostat and Histology Room
  stereology Unbiased Stereology and Image Analysis
  surgery Surgery Suite
   
   
 

Equipment for assessing acoustic startle responding in rodents is also available in the Falls Lab.

In addition, we collaborate with Victor May's laboratory for molecular techniques, including quantitative PCR.