Mission

The Neurobehavioral Core Facility allows intramural researchers to study rodent responses to internal and external stimuli, with the goal of gaining insight into nervous system function and dysfunction associated with neurological and psychiatric disorders. Our goal is to provide the latest cutting edge neurobehavioral techniques including in vivo electrophysiology, optical imaging and optogenetics.

Services

Mouse behavioral testing is used to evaluate the behavioral effects of both genetic and environmental perturbations.

• Environment interaction studies that assess susceptibility to neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders
• Behavioral tests that reflect symptoms of psychiatric and neurological conditions
• Assays that track the development of abnormal phenotypes
• Advanced techniques that allow for direct perturbation and readout from genetically and anatomically defined neural circuitry during behavior such as in vivo electrophysiology, optical imaging and optogenetics

Behavioral assays:

• Elevated Plus Maze
• Y-Maze
• T-Maze
• Open Field
• Light/Dark Box
• Object Location Memory Task
• Object Recognition Memory Task
• Barnes Maze
• Bussey-Saksida Touchscreen
• Marble Burying Assay
• Fear Conditioning

NIEHS Shared and Core Facilities are available to NIH researchers. Information for staff on utilizing these services can be found on the NIEHS Junction or by contacting the staff below.

Scientific Staff

Jesse D. Cushman, Ph.D.
Director, Neurobehavioral Core Laboratory

Tel 984-287-3463
[email protected]

Curriculum Vitae (220KB)

P.O. Box 12233

Mail Drop F2-12

Durham, NC 27709

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Korey D. Stevanovic, M.Sc.
Biologist

Tel 984-287-3456
[email protected]

P.O. Box 12233

Mail Drop F2-12

Durham, NC 27709

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Leslie R. Wilson, Ph.D.
Biologist

Tel 919-884-9016
[email protected]

111 Tw Alexander Dr

David P Rall Building

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

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