Address
2610 Seventh Street
Wright Patterson AFB
Description
This lab supports cognitive research using rodent models. Capabilities for behavioral assessments include:
- Morris water maze and Barnes maze (spatial memory)
- elevate plus maze (anxiety)
- open field (exploration and anxiety)
- acoustic startle (reactivity)
- forced swim (depression), fear conditioning and sensory neglect.
The laboratory also includes provisions for environmental enrichment, motor skills training, and chronic variable stress. The focus of this laboratory is to evaluate the performance changes in stressful environments and explore techniques to improve performance.